زمین

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See also: زمين

Baluchi

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *jáHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰáHs, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Noun

زمین (zamín)

  1. earth
  2. land
  3. ground
  4. soil

Persian

Alternative forms

  • زمی (zami) (archaic, dialectal)

Etymology

From earlier زمی (zami), from Middle Persian zmyk' (zamīg, earth), from Proto-Iranian *jáHs (compare Northern Kurdish zevî, Northern Luri زمی (zemi), Avestan 𐬰𐬃 (zā̊)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰáHs (compare Sanskrit क्ष (kṣa)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm (compare Russian земля́ (zemljá), Latvian zeme, Latin humus, Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn)).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? zamīn
Dari reading? zamīn
Iranian reading? zamin
Tajik reading? zamin

Noun

Dari زمین
Iranian Persian
Tajik замин

زَمین (zamin) (plural زمین‌ها (zamin-hâ))

  1. earth
  2. Earth
  3. land
  4. soil
  5. ground
  6. estate

Synonyms

Derived terms

Proper noun

زمین (zamin)

  1. Earth

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “zamīg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 98

Urdu

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زمین (zamin), from earlier زمی (zami), from Middle Persian zmyk' (zamīg, earth). Compare Punjabi زمین (zamīn), Sindhi زمين (zamīnu).

Pronunciation

Noun

زَمِین (zamīnf (Hindi spelling ज़मीन)

  1. land, plot, estate (area)
  2. soil
    Synonyms: مِٹّی (miṭṭī), خاک (xāk)
  3. the Earth, world (as opposed to the sky, heaven)
    Synonyms: دنیا (duniyā), دھرتی (dhartī)
  4. surface, ground
    Synonym: فرش (farś)
  5. region, area
    Synonyms: خطا (xittā), ارض (arz), علاقہ (ilāqa)
  6. country, land, homeland
    Synonyms: وطن (vatan), دیس (des), سرزمین (sarzamīn)
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Declension

Declension of زمین
singular plural
direct زمین (zamīn) زمینیں (zamīnẽ)
oblique زمین (zamīn) زمینوں (zamīnõ)
vocative زمین (zamīn) زمینو (zamīno)

References

  • زمین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • زمین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.