ایمن

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آمِن (ʔāmin), from an Arabic dialect with imāla. Classical Arabic /ʔaːmin/ becomes /ʔeːmin/ with imāla.

Compare Classical Persian لیکن (lēkin), from Arabic لٰكِنْ (lākin).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.ˈmin]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.mɪ́n]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.mɪ́n]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.mɪ́n]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔi.mín]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiː.mén], [ ʔiː.mǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe.mín]

Readings
Classical reading?	ēmin
Dari reading?	ēmin
Iranian reading?	imen, iman
Tajik reading?	emin

Adjective

ایمن • (êmen) (comparative ایمن‌تَر (êmen-tar), superlative ایمن‌تَرین (êmen-tarin))

1. safe; secure, especially against hazards, accidents

   Synonyms: (more with attacks, crime) امن (amn), امن و امان (amn-o-amân), آسایشته (âsâyešte), آرام (ârâm), بی‌خطر (bê-xatar)

   Antonym: خطرناک (xatarnâk)

Derived terms

• ایمنی (êmeni, “safety”)
• ایمنیت (êmeniyyat)