سیمین

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سیمین (sīmīn)

Noun

سیمین • (simin)

  1. silver, of silver; silvered
  2. silvery, silver-like; white
    Synonyms: گومشی (gümüşi); آق (ak)
  3. bright
    Synonym: چیل (çil)

Descendants

  • Turkish: simin

References

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] ((a)sēmēn); by surface analysis, سیم (sim, silver) + ین (-in, adjectival suffix, -en).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sīmīn
Dari reading? sīmīn
Iranian reading? simin
Tajik reading? simin

Adjective

سیمین • (simin) (literary)

  1. silver, silvery
    Synonym: نقره‌ای (noqre-'i)
  2. bright, white

Descendants

Proper noun

سیمین • (simin)

  1. a female given name, Simin, from Middle Persian
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