خانمان
Persian
Etymology
From خان (xân, “house”) + و (o, “and”) + مان (mân, “furniture”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /xaːn.ˈmaːn/, /xaː.nu.ˈmaːn/, /xaː.ni.ˈmaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xɑːn.mɑ́ːn], [xɑː.nʊ.mɑ́ːn], [xɑː.nɪ.mɑ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xɒːn.mɒ́ːn], [xɒː.no.mɒ́ːn], [xɒː.ne.mɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χɔn.mɔ́n], [χɔ.nu.mɔ́n], [χɔ.ni.mɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xānmān, xānumān, xānimān |
| Dari reading? | xānmān, xānumān, xānimān |
| Iranian reading? | xânmân, xânomân, xânemân |
| Tajik reading? | xonmon, xonumon, xonimon |
Noun
خانمان • (xânemân)
- house and furniture
- (by extension) one's hereditary or material possessions
Descendants
- → Chagatai: خانمان (xānmān /xānumān, xānimān/)
- Uyghur: خانىمان (xaniman)
- Uzbek: xonumon
- → Turkmen: hanyman
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “خانمان”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim