فروتن

Persian

Etymology

From (foru, “low”) +‎ (tan, “body”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /fu.ɾoː.ˈtan/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fʊ.ɾoː.t̪ʰǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fʊ.ɾoː.t̪ʰǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fu.ɾʊː.t̪ʰǽn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fo.ɹuː.t̪ʰǽn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fu.ɾɵ.t̪ʰǽn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	furōtan
Dari reading^?	furōtan
Iranian reading^?	forutan
Tajik reading^?	furütan

Adjective

فروتن • (forutan)

humble

Derived terms

فروتنی (forutani, “humility, modesty”)

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “فروتن”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim