این

See also: أين, and اين

Persian

Alternative forms

• ای (i) (dialectal, Dashtestan, Bushehr, Kabuli, Mashhad, Shiraz, Kazerun)

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭦𐭭𐭤 (ēn). Compare Mazanderani ام (am), Central Kurdish ئەمە (eme), Northern Kurdish ev, Alviri-Vidari ام (am).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔiː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔin]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔin]

Readings
Classical reading?	īn
Dari reading?	īn
Iranian reading?	in
Tajik reading?	in

• Audio (Iran):

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Determiner

Dari	این
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ин

این • (in)

1. this
2. these

See also

• آن (ân), اون (on)