ایمن

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آمِن (ʔāmin), with an imāla i-mutation. Compare Classical Persian لیکِنْ (lēkin) and بَلی (balē), from Arabic لٰكِنْ (lākin) and بَلَى (balā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔeː.ˈmin/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.mɪ́n]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.mɪ́n]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.mɪ́n]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔi.mín]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiː.mén], [ʔiː.mǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe.mín]

Readings
Classical reading?	ēmin
Dari reading?	ēmin
Iranian reading?	imen, iman
Tajik reading?	emin

Adjective

ایمن • (ēmin / imen) (comparative ایمن‌تَر, superlative ایمن‌تَرین, Tajik spelling эмин)

1. safe; secure, especially against hazards, accidents

   Synonyms: (more with attacks, crime) امن (amn), امن و امان (amn u amān / amn o amân), آسایشته (āsāyišta / âsâyešte), آرام (ārām / ârâm), بی‌خطر (bē-xatar / bi-xatar)

   Antonyms: خطرناک (xatarnâk), سیجناک (sijnâk)

Derived terms

• ایمنی (ēminī / imeni, “safety”)
• ایمنیت (ēminiyyat / imeniyat)

Related terms

Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ء م ن (0 c, 9 e)