پنهان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Term?], originally a contraction of elements equivalent to New Persian به (be, in) + نهان (nehân, hiding), i.e. "in hiding".

Pronunciation

 
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /pinhɔn/

Adjective

Dari پنهان
Iranian Persian
Tajik пинҳон (pinhon)

پنهان (penhân), comparative پنهان‌تَر (penhân-tar), superlative پنهان‌تَرین (penhân-tarin)

  1. hidden, unseen, secret
    • 1928, Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, “مسجد سلیمان”, in دیوان اشعار:
      سال‌ها این راز پنهان بود در قلب زمین []
      sâl-hâ in râz penhân bud dar qalb-e zamin []
      For years, this secret was hidden in the heart of the earth []
    Synonyms: نهان (nehân), مخفی (maxfi)
    Antonym: پیدا (peydâ)
  2. covered, shrouded
    • 1929, Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, “قصیدهٔ ۵”, in دیوان اشعار:
      زمین پنهان شد اندر موج باران، که از هر سو درآمد بی محابا.
      zamin penhân šod andar mowj-e barân, ke az har su darâmad bi-mohâbâ
      The earth was covered in waves of the rain, [making] audacious entry from every angle
  3. occult

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: pünhan
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