امـ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭫𐭣𐭭𐭤 (im, “this”).

Pronunciation


Iranian Persian	امـ
Dari	امـ
Tajik	им-

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔim]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔim]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔem]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔim]

Readings
Classical reading^?	im
Dari reading^?	im
Iranian reading^?	em
Tajik reading^?	im

Prefix

امـ • (em-)

(unproductive) to-, this (used before certain words of time)
― emruz ― today

― emšab ― tonight

― emsâl ― this year

See also

این (in, “this”)

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