آهنین
Persian
Etymology
From آهن (âhan, “iron”) + ـین (-in, adjective-deriving suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaː.ha.ˈniːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.ɦä.niːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɒː.ɦæ.niːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɔ.ɦä.nin]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | āhanīn |
| Dari reading? | āhanīn |
| Iranian reading? | âhanin |
| Tajik reading? | ohanin |
Adjective
آهنین • (âhanin)
- iron, of iron
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume V, verse 2263:
- جان سنگین دارم و دل آهنین
ورنه خون گشتی درین رنج و حنین- jân-e sangin dâram o del âhanin
v-ar-na xun gašti dar-in ranj o hanin - I have a soul of stone, and my heart is of iron,
otherwise they would have turned into blood in this sorrow and lamentation.
- jân-e sangin dâram o del âhanin