Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
زمین . In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
زمین , but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
زمین in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
زمین you have here. The definition of the word
زمین will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
زمین , as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Baluchi
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *jáHs , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰáHs , from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm .
Noun
زمین • (zamín )
earth
land
ground
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 ) )
earth
Earth
land
soil
ground
estate
Synonyms
Derived terms
Proper noun
زمین • (zamin )
Earth
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Azerbaijani: zəmin
→ Baluchi: زمین ( zamīn )
→ Bengali: জমিন ( jomin )
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: ज़मीन ( zamīn )
Urdu: زمین ( zamīn )
→ Northern Kurdish: zemîn
→ Ottoman Turkish: زمین ( zemin )
> Turkish: zemin ( inherited )
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ( zamīn ) , ਜ਼ਿਮੀਂ ( zimī̃ )
Shahmukhi script: زمین ( zamīn )
→ Kannada: ಜಮೀನು ( jamīnu )
→ Turkmen: zemin
→ Sindhi: زمين ( zamīnu )
→ Uyghur: زامىن ( zamin )
→ Uzbek: zamin
See also
References
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “zamīg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary , London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 98
Urdu
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 • (zamīn ) f (Hindi spelling ज़मीन )
land , plot , estate ( area )
soil
Synonyms: مِٹّی ( miṭṭī ) , خاک ( xāk )
the Earth , world ( as opposed to the sky , heaven )
Synonyms: دنیا ( duniyā ) , دھرتی ( dhartī )
surface , ground
Synonym: فرش ( farś )
region , area
Synonyms: خطا ( xittā ) , ارض ( arz ) , علاقہ ( ilāqa )
country , land , homeland
Synonyms: وطن ( vatan ) , دیس ( des ) , سرزمین ( sarzamīn )
( poetry ) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation , then remove the text {{rfdef }}
. ( Can we verify (+ ) this sense?)
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.