ایمن

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آمِن‎ (ʔāmin), from an Arabic dialect with imāla.[1] Classical Arabic /ʔaːmin/ becomes /ʔeːmin/ with imāla.

Compare Classical Persian لیکن‎ (lēkin), from Arabic لٰكِنْ‎‎ (lākin).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔeː.mǽn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔeː.mǽn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔeː.mǽn]

Readings
Classical reading? ēman
Dari reading? ēman
Iranian reading? iman
Tajik reading? eman

Adjective

ایمن • (iman) (comparative ایمن‌تَر‎ (iman-tar), superlative ایمن‌تَرین‎ (iman-tarin))

  1. safe; secure, especially against hazards, accidents
    Synonym: (more with attacks, crime) امن‎ (amn)
    Antonym: خطرناک‎ (xatarnâk)

Derived terms

References
  1. ايمنخا in Dehkhoda Dictionary.
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