ضامن

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ضَامِن (ḍāmin), active participle of ضَمِنَ (ḍamina, “to guarantee, insure”).

Noun

ضامن • (zamin)

  1. guarantee, surety
  2. guarantor

Derived terms
  • ضامنلك (zaminlik)

References
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ضمان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1205
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1272

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَامِن (ḍāmin).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zɑː.mɪ́n]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zɑː.mɪ́n]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zɔː.mín]

Readings
Classical reading? zāmin
Dari reading? zāmin
Iranian reading? zâmen
Tajik reading? zomin

Noun

ضامن • (zâmen)

  1. surety, guarantee
  2. guarantor (person)
  3. safety catch (of a firearm)
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