مهین

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مَهِين (mahīn).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? mahīn
Dari reading? mahīn
Iranian reading? mahin
Tajik reading? mahin

Adjective

مهین • (mahīn / mahin) (Tajik spelling маҳин)

  1. contemptible, abject
Persian terms derived from the Arabic root م ه ن (0 c, 1 e)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُهِين (muhīn).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? muhīn
Dari reading? mohīn
Iranian reading? mohin
Tajik reading? muhin

Noun

مهین • (muhīn / mohin) (Tajik spelling муҳин)

  1. despiser, contemner
Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ه و ن (0 c, 2 e)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? mahīn
Dari reading? mahīn
Iranian reading? mehin
Tajik reading? mahin

Adjective

مهین • (mahīn / mehin) (Tajik spelling маҳин)

  1. fine, small, ground
    Synonym: ریزه (rēza / rize)
  2. small, subtle, thin
Descendants
  • Chagatai: مهین (mhyn /⁠mähīn⁠/)
    • Uyghur: مەيىن (meyin)
    • Uzbek: mayin
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: महीन (mahīn)
    Urdu: مَہِین (mahīn)

Etymology 4

From مه (mih / meh, big).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? mihīn
Dari reading? mehīn
Iranian reading? mehin
Tajik reading? mihin, mehin

Adjective

مهین • (mihīn / mehin) (Tajik spelling миҳин, or меҳин)

  1. greater, greatest
  2. large, great

Further reading

  • مهین”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025