حین
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حِين (ḥīn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈhiːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hiːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hiːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hin]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | hīn |
| Dari reading? | hīn |
| Iranian reading? | hin |
| Tajik reading? | hin |
Noun
حین • (hin)
- time, moment
- در همین حین ― dar hamin hin ― at that very moment
- (with ezâfe) while, during
- Synonym: ضمن (zemn-e)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “حین”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim