ईमान

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِیمَان (īmān), borrowed from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān), from آمَنَ (ʔāmana). First attested as Old Hindi इमांन (imā̃n).

Compare Assamese ঈমান (iman), Bengali ঈমান (iman), Gujarati ઈમાન (īmān), Marathi इमान (imān), Odia ଇମାନ (imāna), Punjabi ਇਮਾਨ (imān), Tamil ஈமான் (īmāṉ).

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /iː.mɑːn/, [iː.mä̃ːn]

ईमान • (īmān) m (Urdu spelling اِیمَان)

1. belief, faith
2. honesty, conscience

• ईमानदार (īmāndār)
• ईमानदारी (īmāndārī)

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