پنهان

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): /pinhɑːn/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /pɪnhɑːn/

 

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /penhɒːn/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /penhɒːn/
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): /penhuːn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /pinhɔn/

Adjective

Dari	پنهان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	пинҳон (pinhon)

پنهان • (penhân) (comparative پنهان‌تَر‎ (penhân-tar), superlative پنهان‌تَرین‎ (penhân-tarin))

1. 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 […]

   Synonyms: نهان‎ (nehân), مخفی‎ (maxfi)

   Antonym: پیدا‎‎ (peydâ)

2. 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

3. occult

Derived terms

• پنهان کردن‎ (penhân kardan, “to hide, to conceal”)
• پنهان شدن‎ (penhân šodan, “to go into hiding, to hide”)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: pünhan