ماهین
Persian
Etymology
From ماه (mâh, “moon, month”) + ـین (-in, relative suffix).
From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (byʿḥ /māh/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h /māha/), from Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Compare Sanskrit मासीन (māsīna, “monthly, one month old, of a month”, adjective).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /maː.ˈhiːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɑː.ɦíːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mɒː.ɦíːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mɔ.ɦín]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | māhīn |
| Dari reading? | māhīn |
| Iranian reading? | mâhin |
| Tajik reading? | mohin |
Adjective
| Dari | ماهین |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | моҳин |
ماهین • (māhin)
Proper noun
| Dari | ماهین |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | моҳин |
ماهین • (māhin)
- a female given name, Mahin
- a village in Iran
Descendants
- → Bengali: মাহীন (mahin)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ماهین”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- ^ Monier Williams (1899) “मासीन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 815/1.