مسکین

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِسْكِين‎ (miskīn).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /miskiːn/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mɪskiːn/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /meskiːn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /miskin/

Adjective

مسکین • (meskin)

extremely poor; indigent
Synonyms: فقیر‎ (faqir), بینوا‎ (binavâ)
(figurative) wretched; pitiable

Noun

مسکین • (meskin) (plural مسکین‌ها‎ (meskin-hâ) or مسکینان‎ (meskinân) or مساکین‎ (masâkin))

indigent; poor person
Synonym: فقیر‎ (faqir)

Descendants

→ Bengali: মিসকিন (miśokin)
→ Uzbek: miskin

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