ज़ीन
See also: जन, जना, जानु, जिन, जिना, ज़िना, जीन, जीना, जुना, जुने, जुनें, जून, ज़ून, जैन, जोन, and जौन
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian زین (zīn). First attested as Old Hindi जीन (jīna).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiːn/, [d͡ʒĩːn̪], /ziːn/, [zĩːn̪]
- Rhymes: -iːn
Noun
ज़ीन • (zīn) m or f (Urdu spelling زِین)
- saddle
- Synonyms: काठी (kāṭhī), पल्ययन (palyayan), पलान (palān), पर्याण (paryāṇ)
- Hyponym: कजावा (kajāvā, “camel's saddle”)
Declension
Declension of ज़ीन (masc cons-stem // fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ज़ीन zīn | ज़ीन, ज़ीनें zīn, zīnẽ |
| oblique | ज़ीन zīn | ज़ीनों zīnõ |
| vocative | ज़ीन zīn | ज़ीनो zīno |
Further reading
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Tiwari, Bhola Nath, “zi:n”, in A Practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, 1970, page 245
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “जीन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1766.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ज़ीन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 374
- Platts, John T. (1884), “zīn”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 620