ضامن

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ضَامِن (ḍāmin), active participle of ضَمِنَ (ḍamina, to guarantee, insure).

Noun

ضامن • (zamin)

  1. guarantee, surety
  2. guarantor

Derived terms

  • ضامنلك (zaminlik)

References

  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ضمان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1205
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1272

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَامِن (ḍāmin).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? zāmin
Dari reading? zāmin
Iranian reading? zâmen
Tajik reading? zomin

Noun

ضامن • (zāmin / zâmen) (Tajik spelling зомин)

  1. surety, guarantee
  2. guarantor (person)
  3. safety catch (of a firearm)