यक़ीन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian یَقِین (yaqīn), from Arabic يَقِين (yaqīn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /jə.qiːn/, [jɐ.qĩːn], /jə.kiːn/, [jɐ.kĩːn]

Adjective

यक़ीन • (yaqīn) (Urdu spelling یَقِین)

1. sure
2. certain

Noun

यक़ीन • (yaqīn) m (Urdu spelling یَقِین)

1. certainty, certitude
2. faith, belief, conviction
3. confidence, trust

   Synonyms: विश्वास (viśvās), भरोसा (bharosā)

   मुझे यक़ीन नहीं हो रहा है!

   mujhe yaqīn nahī̃ ho rahā hai!

   I can't believe it!

Declension

Declension of यक़ीन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	यक़ीन yaqīn	यक़ीन yaqīn
oblique	यक़ीन yaqīn	यक़ीनों yaqīnõ
vocative	यक़ीन yaqīn	यक़ीनो yaqīno

Related terms

• बेयक़ीना (beyaqīnā, “distrustful”, adjective)
• यक़ीनन (yaqīnan, “surely”, adverb)
• यक़ीनी (yaqīnī, “sure”, adjective)