همان

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈha.mɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽ.mɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽ.mɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.muː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.mu]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽ.mɒːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽ.mɒːn]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [hǽ.muːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽ.mɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	hamān
Dari reading?	hamān
Iranian reading?	hamân
Tajik reading?	hamon

Etymology 1

From هم (ham, “also, too, similarly, same”) ‎ آن (ân, “that”).

Adjective

همان • (hamân)

1. that/those very
2. the same

Alternative forms

• همون (hamun) (dialectal, Tehrani)
• همو (hamu) (dialectal, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan)

Related terms

• همین (hamin)

Descendants

• → Turkish: hemen
• → Azerbaijani: həman, haman, həmən
• → Bashkir: һаман (haman, “still”)

Etymology 2

Shortening of همان دم (hamân dam, “simultaneously”), from همان (hamân, “that very, the same”) دم (dam, “moment”).

Adjective

همان • (hamân)

1. simultaneously