ماشین
Persian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /maː.ˈʃiːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɑː.ʃíːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mɒː.ʃíːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mɔ.ʃín]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | māšīn |
| Dari reading? | māšīn |
| Iranian reading? | mâšin |
| Tajik reading? | mošin |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
ماشین • (māšīn / mâšin) (plural ماشینها (māšīn-hā / mâšin-hâ), Tajik spelling мошин)
- (Iran) car
- machine
- 1932, محمد اقبال [Muhammad Iqbāl], “Tour of the city of Marghadin”, in Arthur J. Arberry, transl., جاویدنامه [Jāvīdnāma, Book of Eternity][1]:
- بر طبیعت دیو ماشین چیرہ نیست
آسمانہا از دخانھا تیرہ نیست- bar tabi'at dēw-i māšīn čēra nēst
āsmān-hā az duxān-hā tēra nēst - The demon of the machine has no power over nature,
the skies are not blackened by smoke
- bar tabi'at dēw-i māšīn čēra nēst
Derived terms
- ماشین رختشویی (mâšin-e raxt-šuyi)
- ماشین لباسشویی (mâšin-e lebâs-šuyi)
- ماشینی (mâšini)