گمان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (gwmʾn' /⁠gumān⁠/, “doubt”), from Proto-Iranian *wimānah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian. Compare Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋 (vīmanō, one of the Ahrimanic plagues: doubt?), Sanskrit विमनस् (vimanas, “sad, disconsolate”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡʊ.mɑːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɡʊ.mɑːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɡu.mɔːn]
 

Readings
Classical reading? gumān
Dari reading? gumān
Iranian reading? gomân, gamân
Tajik reading? gumon

Noun

گُمان • (gomân)

  1. assumption; supposition; opinion; conjecture; suspicion

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: güman
  • → Georgian: გუმანი (gumani)
  • → Kazakh: күмән (kümän)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گُمان (gumān).

Pronunciation

Noun

گُمان • (gumān) m (Hindi spelling गुमान)

  1. mistrust, doubt; uncertainty
    Synonyms: شَک (śak), سَنْشَیَہ (sanśaya), سَنْدیہ (sandeh), شُبَہ (śuba), رَیب (raib), بھَرَم (bharam)
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