نسیان
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نِسْيَان (nisyān).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /nis.ˈjaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɪs.jɑ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nes.jɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nis.jɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nisyān |
| Dari reading? | nisyān |
| Iranian reading? | nesyân |
| Tajik reading? | nisyon |
Noun
نسیان • (nisyān / nesyân) (Tajik spelling нисён)
- forgetfulness, oblivion
- Synonym: فراموشی (farāmōšī / farâmuši)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “نسیان”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim