گین

Persian

Etymology

Contraction of آگین (-âgin).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡiːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡiːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡiːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡin]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲiːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡin]

Readings
Classical reading?	gīn
Dari reading?	gīn
Iranian reading?	gin
Tajik reading?	gin

Suffix

Dari	ـگین
Iranian Persian
Tajik	-гин

ـگین • (-gin)

1. -ful (especially for nouns of emotion, deriving an adjective referring to being full of that emotion)

   ‎غم (ğam, “grief”) + ‎گین (-gin) → ‎غمگین (ğamgin, “sad, saddened”)

   ‎شرم (šarm, “embarrassment”) + ‎گین (-gin) → ‎شرمگین (šarmgin, “embarrassed”)

Derived terms

Persian terms suffixed with گین

See also

• ـناک (-nâk)

Ushojo

Noun

گین (gen)

1. ball

   Synonym: پھنڈوس (phanḍōs)