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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian (gwmʾn' /gumān/, “doubt”), from Proto-Iranian *wimānah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian. Compare Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋 (vīmanō, one of the Ahrimanic plagues: doubt?), Sanskrit विमनस् (vimanas, “sad, disconsolate”).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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gumān
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| Dari reading?
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gumān
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| Iranian reading?
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gomân, gamân
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| Tajik reading?
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gumon
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Noun
گُمان • (gomân)
- assumption; supposition; opinion; conjecture; suspicion
Descendants
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گُمان (gumān).
Pronunciation
Noun
گُمان • (gumān) m (Hindi spelling गुमान)
- mistrust, doubt; uncertainty
- Synonyms: شَک (śak), سَنْشَیَہ (sanśaya), سَنْدیہ (sandeh), شُبَہ (śuba), رَیب (raib), بھَرَم (bharam)