سین

Khowar

Etymology

From Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu).

Noun

سین (sin)

river

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سِين (sīn).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈsiːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [siːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [siːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sin]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [siːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sin]

Readings
Classical reading^?	sīn
Dari reading^?	sīn
Iranian reading^?	sin
Tajik reading^?	sin

Noun

سین • (sin)

Name of the 25th letter of the Persian alphabet (س), representing the sound /s/.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English seen.

Pronunciation

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [siːn]

Readings
Iranian reading^?	sin

Adjective

سین • (sin)

(text messaging) seen; read (of a text message)

Derived terms

سین کردن (sin kardan, “to read (a text message)”)

Ushojo

Noun

سین (sīn)

alternative form of سِن