یقینا

See also: يقينا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَقِينًا (yaqīnan), adverbial accusative of يَقِين (yaqīn). By surface analysis, (yaqin) +‎ (-an).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ja.qiː.ˈnan/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jä.qiː.nän]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [jä.qiː.nän]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [jä.qi.nän]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [jæ.ʁiː.næn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [jä.qi.nän]

Readings
Classical reading^?	yaqīnan
Dari reading^?	yaqīnan
Iranian reading^?	yaġinan
Tajik reading^?	yaqinan

Adverb

یقینا • (yaqīnan / yaġinan) (Tajik spelling яқинан)

indeed, definitely, for sure, surely, undoubtedly
alân dige yaqinan bahâr hast.
It’s springtime now for sure.

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: यक़ीनन (yaqīnan)

Urdu: یَقِیناً (yaqīnan)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਯਕੀਨਨ (yakīnan)

Shahmukhi script: یَقِیْناً (yaqīnan)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (yaqīnan), from Arabic يَقِينًا (yaqīnan).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /jə.qiː.nən/
Rhymes: -ən

Adverb

یَقِیناً • (yaqīnan) (Hindi spelling यक़ीनन)

indeed, definitely, for sure, surely, undoubtedly
Synonyms: بیشَک (beśak), نِشْچِت (niścit)

References

“یقینا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“یقینا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.