سیمین

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سیمین (sīmīn)

Noun

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سیمین (simin)

  1. silver, of silver; silvered
  2. silvery, silver-like; white
    Synonyms: گومشی (gümüşi); آق (ak)
  3. bright
    Synonym: چیل (çil)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: simin

References

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Persian

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Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] ((a)sēmēn); by surface analysis, سیم (sim, silver) +‎ ـین (-in, -en, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? sīmīn
Dari reading? sīmīn
Iranian reading? simin
Tajik reading? simin

Adjective

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سیمین (simin) (literary)

  1. silver, silvery
    Synonym: نقره‌ای (noqre-'i)
  2. bright, white

Descendants

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Proper noun

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سیمین (simin)

  1. a female given name, Simin, from Middle Persian