آهن

See also: أهن

Khalaj

Noun

آهَن (âhən) (definite accusative آهَنی, plural آهَنلَر)

1. Arabic spelling of âhən (“iron”)

Declension

Declension of آهن

	singular	plural
nominative	آهن	آهنلَر
genitive	آهنۆݧ	آهنلَریݧ
dative	آهنکه	آهنلَرکه
definite accusative	آهنۆ	آهنلَری
locative	آهنچه	آهنلَرچه
ablative	آهنده	آهنلَرده
instrumental	آهنله	آهنلَرله
equative	آهنواره	آهنلَرواره

Pashto

Noun

آهن • (āhín) m

1. iron (metal)

Derived terms

• آهنگر
• آهنی

Persian

Chemical element (edit)
Fe Atomic number 26 آهن
Classification data Period 4 Group 8 Block d-block Class transition metal
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Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾh(y)n' /⁠āhan⁠/, “iron”), from Proto-Iranian *Hácwā.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ˈhan/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ɦän]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ɦän]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːjn], [ʔɑːän]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.ji]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.ɦæn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.ɦän]

• Rhymes: -an

Readings
Classical reading?	āhan
Dari reading?	āhan
Iranian reading?	âhan
Tajik reading?	ohan

Noun

آهن • (āhan / âhan) (Tajik spelling оҳан)

1. iron (metal)

Derived terms

• آهنگر (âhangar)
• آهنی (âhani)
• آهنین (âhanin)

Descendants

• → Khalaj: âhən
• → Brahui: اهین

Further reading

• “آهن”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013
• Bulkin, Carleton (2012), “آهن”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN