زمین
Baluchi
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *jáHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰáHs, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.
Persian
Alternative forms
- زمی (zami) (archaic, dialectal)
Etymology
From earlier زمی (zami), from Middle Persian zmyk' (zamīg, “earth”), from Proto-Iranian *jáHs (compare Northern Kurdish zevî, Northern Luri زمی (zemi), Avestan 𐬰𐬃 (zā̊)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰáHs (compare Sanskrit क्ष (kṣa)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm (compare Russian земля́ (zemljá), Latvian zeme, Latin humus, Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /zaˈmiːn/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /zaˈmiːn/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /zæˈmiːn/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /zaˈmin/
Derived terms
- سرزمین (sarzamin)
- زمیندار (zamin-dâr)
- زمین خوردن (zamin xordan)
- زمین زدن (zamin zadan)
Derived terms
- زمینی (zamini)
Descendants
See also
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “zamīg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 98
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian زمین (zamin), from earlier زمی (zami), from Middle Persian zmyk' (zamīg, “earth”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zə.miːn/
- (Deccani) IPA(key): /zə.miːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Noun
زَمِین • (zamīn) f (Hindi spelling ज़मीन)
- land, plot, estate (area)
- soil
- Synonyms: مِٹّی (miṭṭī), خاک (xāk)
- the Earth, world (as opposed to the sky, heaven)
- surface, ground
- Synonym: فرش (farś)
- region, area
- country, land, homeland
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