ممکن

See also: ممكن‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مُمْكِن‎ (mumkin).

Adjective

ممکن • (mümkin)

1. possible

Descendants

• Turkish: mümkün

Synonyms

• اولاسی‎ (olası)

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُمْكِن‎ (mumkin)

Pronunciation

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

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /mʊmkɪn/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /momken/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /mumkin/

Adjective

Dari	ممکن
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мумкин (mumkin)

ممکن • (momken)

1. possible

   ‏ممکن است که فردا بیاید.‎‎ (more literary)

   momken ast ke fardâ biy-âyad.

   It is possible that he will come tomorrow.

   ‏ممکن فردا بیاد.‎‎ (more colloquial)

   momken-e fardâ biy-âd.

   It's possible he'll come tomorrow.

   Antonyms: غیر ممکن‎ (ghayr-e momken), محال‎ (mohâl)

Derived terms

• غیر ممکن‎ (ghayr-e momken, “impossible”)
• ممکنات‎ (momkenât, “possibility”)

Related terms

• امکان‎ (emkân, “possibility”)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mümkün
• → Bashkir: мөмкин (mömkin)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मुमकिन (mumkin)

  Urdu: ممکن‎ (mumkin)

• → Kazakh: мүмкін (mümkin)
• → Kyrgyz: мүмкүн (mümkün)
• → Tatar: мөмкин (mömkin)
• → Uzbek: mumkin
• → Yagnobi: мумкин (mumkin)

See also

• شاید‎ (šâyad, “can, may”)