زمستان
Persian
Alternative forms
- زمستون (zemestun)
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Term?] (ẕmstʾn' /zamestān/), from Proto-Iranian *jimáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰimás, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰimós (“cold, frost”).
Cognate with Northern Kurdish zivistan, Ossetian зымӕг (zymæg), Avestan 𐬰𐬌𐬌𐬃 (ziiā̊), Latin hiems, Sanskrit हिम (himá).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /zimistɑːn/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /zɪmɪstɑːn/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /zemestɒːn/
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): /zemestuːn/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /zimistɔn/
Noun
| Dari | زمستان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | зимистон (zimiston) |
زمستان • (zemestân) (plural زمستانها (zemestân-hâ))
Derived terms
- زمستانی (zemestâni)
- چلهی زمستان (čelle-ye zemestân)
Urdu
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