سین

Khowar

Etymology

From Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu).

Noun

سین (sin)

1. river

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سِين (sīn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [siːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [siːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [siːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [siːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sin]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [siːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sin]

Readings
Classical reading?	sīn
Dari reading?	sīn
Iranian reading?	sin
Tajik reading?	sin

Noun

سین • (sin)

1. Name of the 25th letter of the Persian alphabet (س), representing the sound /s/.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English seen.

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [siːn]

Readings
Iranian reading?	sin

Adjective

سین • (sin)

1. (text messaging) seen; read (of a text message)

Derived terms

• سین کردن (sin kardan, “to read (a text message)”)

 

Ushojo

Noun

سین (sīn)

1. Alternative form of سِن