امـ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭫𐭣𐭭𐭤 (im, “this”).

Pronunciation


Iranian Persian	امـ
Dari	امـ
Tajik	им-

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈʔim./

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪm.]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪm.]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔim.]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔem.]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔim.]

Readings
Classical reading^?	im-
Dari reading^?	im-
Iranian reading^?	em-
Tajik reading^?	im-

Prefix

امـ • (em-)

(unproductive) to-, this (used before certain words of time)
― emruz ― today

― emšab ― tonight

― emsâl ― this year

See also

این (in, “this”)