اطمینان

See also: اطمئنان

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِطْمِئْنَان (iṭmiʔnān).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔit.miː.ˈnaːn/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪt̪.miː.nɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪt̪.miː.nɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪt̪.miː.nɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔit̪.mi.nɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔet̪ʰ.miː.nɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔit̪.mi.nɔ́n]

• Rhymes: -aːn

Readings
Classical reading?	itmīnān
Dari reading?	itmīnān
Iranian reading?	etminân
Tajik reading?	itminon

Noun

اطمینان • (itmīnān / etminân) (Tajik spelling итминон)

1. trust, confidence
2. (archaic) quiescence, tranquility

Derived terms

• اطمینان خاطر (itmīnān-i xātir / etminân-e xâter, “reassurance”)
• اطمینان دادن (itmīnān dādan / etminân dâdan, “to assure”)
• اطمینان داشتن (itmīnān dāštan / etminân dâštan, “to assure”)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “اطمینان”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِطْمِینَان (itmīnān), from Arabic اِطْمِئْنَان (iṭmiʔnān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪt̪.miː.nɑːn/

Noun

اِطْمِینَان • (itmīnān) m (Hindi spelling इत्मीनान)

1. trust, confidence, reliance
2. contentment, quiescence, satisfaction, tranquillity

Related terms

• اطمینان رکھنا (itmenān rakhnā, “to keep confidence”)
• اطمینان سے (itmīnān se, “calmly”)
• مطمئن (mutma'in, “sure”)