ज़मीन

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زمین (zamīn), from earlier زمی (zamī), from Middle Persian zmyk' (zamīg, earth). Cognate with Bengali জমি (jomi), জমিন (jomin), Marathi जमीन (j̈amīn), Punjabi ਜ਼ਮੀਨ (zamīn).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /zə.miːn/, [zɐ.mĩːn], /d͡ʒə.miːn/, [d͡ʒɐ.mĩːn]

Noun

ज़मीन • (zamīnf (Urdu spelling زمین)

  1. earth, ground
  2. Planet Earth
    Synonyms: पृथ्वी (pŕthvī), धरती (dhartī)
  3. land; a plot of land

Declension

Declension of ज़मीन (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ज़मीन
zamīn
ज़मीनें
zamīnẽ
oblique ज़मीन
zamīn
ज़मीनों
zamīnõ
vocative ज़मीन
zamīn
ज़मीनो
zamīno

Derived terms