تنها

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian tn'yhʾ (tanīhā). Equivalent to Middle Persian tn' (tan, “body, self”) + yhʾ (īhā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /tanhɑː/

 

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /tanhɑː/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /tanhɑː/
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): /tanɑː/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /tænhɒː/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /tanhɔ/

Adjective

Dari	تنها
Iranian Persian
Tajik	танҳо (tanho)

تنها • (tanhâ)

1. alone
2. single
3. just
4. only

Derived terms

• تنهایی‎ (tanhâyi, “loneliness, solitude”)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: tənha
• Hindustani:
  • → Hindi: तनहा (tanhā)
  • → Urdu: تنہا‎ (tanhā)
• Lurish:
  • → Northern Luri: تںنیا‎ (tənia)
• → Ottoman Turkish: تنها‎
  • Turkish: tenha