پائین

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭩𐭩𐭭 (pʾyyn /⁠pāyēn⁠/); by surface analysis, پا (pâ, “foot”) +‎ ـین (-in, -ên, “adjectival suffix, -en”), literally "of the foot".[1]

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰɑː.ʔíːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [pʰɑː.jíːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [pʰɔː.jín]

Readings
Classical reading? pā'īn
Dari reading? pā'īn
Iranian reading? pâ'in
Tajik reading? poʾin

Adverb
Dari پائین
Iranian Persian
Tajik поин

پائین • (pâ'in)

  1. downward, downwards
    Antonym: بالا (bâlâ)
  2. downstairs

Adjective
Dari پائین
Iranian Persian
Tajik поин

پائین • (pâ'in)

  1. lower, bottom
    Antonym: بالا (bâlâ)

Noun
Dari پائین
Iranian Persian
Tajik поин

پائین • (pâ'in)

  1. lower part, bottom
    Antonym: بالا (bâlâ)

Etymology 2

From پائین (pâyin) + ezafe.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰɑː.ʔíː.nɪ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [pʰɑː.jíː.nɪ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [pʰɔː.jí.ni]

Readings
Classical reading? pā'īn-i
Dari reading? pā'īn-i
Iranian reading? pâ'in-e
Tajik reading? poʾin-i

Preposition
Dari پائین
Iranian Persian
Tajik поини

پائینِ • (pâ'in-e)

  1. at the bottom of

References
  1. Edelʹman, D. I. (2020) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 6, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 59
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