کتمان

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كِتْمَان (kitmān).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kit.ˈmaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɪt̪.mɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɪt̪.mɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰit̪.mɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲet̪.mɒ́ːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰit̪.mɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	kitmān
Dari reading^?	kitmān
Iranian reading^?	ketmân
Tajik reading^?	kitmon

Noun

کتمان • (kitmān / ketmân) (Tajik spelling китмон)

hiding, concealing

Derived terms

کتمان کردن (ketmân kardan, “to hide, to conceal”)

Descendants

→ Gujarati: કિતમાન (kitmān)