ایمن

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آمِن (ʔāmin), from an Arabic dialect with imāla. Classical Arabic /ʔaːmin/ becomes /ʔeːmin/ with imāla.

Compare Classical Persian لیکن (lēkin), from Arabic لٰكِنْ (lākin).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.ˈman]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.mǽn]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiː.mǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe.mǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	ēman
Dari reading?	ēman
Iranian reading?	iman
Tajik reading?	eman

Adjective

ایمن • (iman) (comparative ایمن‌تَر (iman-tar), superlative ایمن‌تَرین (iman-tarin))

1. safe; secure, especially against hazards, accidents

   Synonym: (more with attacks, crime) امن (amn)

   Antonym: خطرناک (xatarnâk)

Derived terms

• ایمنی (imani, “safety”)