پنهان
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Term?], originally a contraction of elements equivalent to New Persian به (be, “in”) + نهان (nehân, “hiding”), i.e. "in hiding".
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [pin.hɑːn]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰɪn.hɑːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [pʰɪ.nɑːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [pʰi.nɔːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰen.hɒːn]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [pʰen.huːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰin.hɔn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | pinhān |
| Dari reading? | pinhān |
| Iranian reading? | penhân |
| Tajik reading? | pinhon |
Adjective
| Dari | پنهان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | пинҳон |
پنهان • (penhân) (comparative پنهانتَر (penhân-tar), superlative پنهانتَرین (penhân-tarin))
- hidden, unseen, secret
- 1928, Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, “مسجد سلیمان”, in دیوان اشعار:
- سالها این راز پنهان بود در قلب زمین […]
- sâl-hâ in râz penhân bud dar qalb-e zamin […]
- For years, this secret was hidden in the heart of the earth […]
- covered, shrouded
- 1929, Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, “قصیدهٔ ۵”, in دیوان اشعار:
- زمین پنهان شد اندر موج باران، که از هر سو درآمد بی محابا.
- zamin penhân šod andar mowj-e barân, ke az har su darâmad bi-mohâbâ
- The earth was covered in waves of the rain, [making] audacious entry from every angle
- occult
Derived terms
- پنهان کردن (penhân kardan, “to hide, to conceal”)
- پنهان شدن (penhân šodan, “to go into hiding, to hide”)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: pünhan
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