ماهین

Persian

Etymology

ماه (mâh, “moon, month”) +‎ ـین (-in, relative suffix)
From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (byʿḥ /⁠māh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h /⁠māha⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Compare Sanskrit मासीन (māsīna, “monthly, one month old, of a month”, adjective).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mɑː.ˈhiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.ɦíːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.ɦíːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː.jíːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː.jín]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mɒː.ɦíːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɔ.ɦín]

Readings
Classical reading?	māhīn
Dari reading?	māhīn
Iranian reading?	mâhin
Tajik reading?	mohin

Adjective

Dari	ماهین
Iranian Persian
Tajik	моҳин

ماهین • (māhin)

1. (related to) month, moon
2. (figurative) beautiful, lovely, lovable
3. (figurative) bright, luminous

Proper noun

Dari	ماهین
Iranian Persian
Tajik	моҳин

ماهین • (māhin)

1. a female given name, Mahin
2. A village in Iran

Descendants

• → Bengali: মাহীন (mahin)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ماهین”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press