ین

See also: ين

Persian

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Chinese 圓／圆 (yuán).

Pronunciation

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jän]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [jen]

Readings
Dari reading?	yan
Iranian reading?	yen

Noun

Dari	یَن
Iranian Persian	یِن
Tajik	йен

ین • (yen or yan)

1. yen (currency)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [script needed] (-yn /⁠-ēn⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *-ayHnah.

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.ʔiːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.ʔiːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [.ʔiːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [.ʔin]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [.ʔiːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [.ʔin]

Readings
Classical reading?	-īn
Dari reading?	-īn
Iranian reading?	-in
Tajik reading?	-in

Suffix

Dari	ـین
Iranian Persian
Tajik	-ин

ـین • (-in)

1. Suffix which forms adjectives of material or quality; -en

Derived terms

Persian terms suffixed with ین

Etymology 3

From Arabic ـِينَ (-īna, genitive/accusative plural suffix). The case distinction, which is alien to Modern Persian, was lost, but the Arabic nominative form ـُونَ (-ūna) came to be used with nisba nouns for euphonic reasons.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔiːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔin]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔin]

Readings
Classical reading?	īn
Dari reading?	īn
Iranian reading?	in
Tajik reading?	in

Suffix

Dari	ـین
Iranian Persian
Tajik	-ин

ـین • (-in)

1. (dated, literary) A plural suffix used with certain nouns denoting persons, generally of Arabic origin.

Usage notes

• While many Arabic broken plurals as well plurals in ـات (-ât) remain current in contemporary Persian, those in ـین (-in), ـون (-un) are now highly literary.

Alternative forms

• ون (-un) (used with nouns ending in ی (-i))

Urdu

Etymology

Local.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /iːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Suffix

ـِین • (īn) (Hindi spelling -ईन)

1. Suffix which form the plural of nouns that do not end with ی (ye).

See also

Category Urdu terms suffixed with ین not found

References

• “ین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.