آرمان

See also: ارمان, آزمان, and أزمان

Persian

Alternative forms

• ارمان (armân) (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sogdian [Term?]. First attested in the Shāhnāma, 1010.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːɾ.ˈmɑːn], [ʔaɾ.ˈmɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːɾ.mɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːɾ.mɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːɾ.mɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːɾ.mɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒːɹ.mɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔɾ.mɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	ārmān, armān
Dari reading?	ārmān
Iranian reading?	ârmân
Tajik reading?	ormon

Noun

آرمان • (ârmân) (plural آرمان‌ها (ârmân-hâ))

1. ideal, will, goal

   Synonyms: ایده آل (ide âl), هدف (hadaf)

2. hope, desire

   Synonyms: امید (omid), آرزو (ârzu)

3. (obsolete) sorrow, grief

   Synonyms: حسرت (hasrat), اندوه (anduh)

   • c. 1360, Ibn Yamīn, “Ruba'i 449”, in دیوان ابن یمین [Dīvān of Ibn Yamīn]‎^[1]:

     خواهد شدن از تن نظر جان زایل
     ناگشته بجز حسرت و ارمان حاصل

     xwāhad šudan az tan nazar-i jān zāyil
     nāgašta ba joz hasrat u armān hāsil

     The view of my soul/beloved will be erased from my flesh,
     For I have gained naught but longing and grief.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Proper noun

آرمان • (ârmân)

1. a male given name, Arman