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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian (PWN /pad/, “to, at, in, on”) + Middle Persian (nyhʾn' /nihān/, “concealment, secrecy”). originally a contraction of elements equivalent to New Persian به (be, “in”) + نهان (nehân, “hiding”), i.e. "in hiding".
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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pinhān
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| Dari reading?
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pinhān
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| Iranian reading?
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penhân
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| Tajik reading?
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pinhon
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Adjective
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پنهان
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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пинҳон
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پنهان • (penhân) (comparative پنهانتَر (penhân-tar), superlative پنهانتَرین (penhân-tarin))
- hidden, unseen, secret
- Synonyms: نهان (nehân), مخفی (maxfi)
- Antonym: پیدا (peydâ)
1928, Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, “مسجد سلیمان”, in دیوان اشعار:سالها این راز پنهان بود در قلب زمین […]- sâl-hâ in râz penhân bud dar qalb-e zamin
- For years, this secret was hidden in the heart of the earth
- covered, shrouded
1929, Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, “قصیدهٔ ۵”, in دیوان اشعار:زمین پنهان شد اندر موج باران، که از هر سو درآمد بی محابا.- zamin penhân šod andar mowj-e barân, ke az har su darâmad bi-mohâbâ
- The earth was covered in waves of the rain, audacious entry from every angle
- occult
Derived terms
- پنهان کردن (penhân kardan, “to hide, to conceal”)
- پنهان شدن (penhân šodan, “to go into hiding, to hide”)
Descendants
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “nihān”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 59