Baluchi

Noun

زمستان • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. winter

Persian

Alternative forms

• زمستون ‎(zemestun)

Etymology

From Middle Persian ẕmstʾn' ‎(zamestān), from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *jʰim-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰim-, *ǵʰyem-. Cognate with Kurdish zivistan, Ossetian зымӕг ‎(zymæg), Avestan 𐬰𐬌𐬌𐬃 ‎(zyå), Sanskrit हिम ‎(himá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zemesˈt̪ʰɒn], [zemesˈt̪ʰɒːn]
• (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [zemesˈt̪ʰun], [zemesˈt̪ʰuːn]

Noun

زمستان • ‎(zemestân) ‎(plural زمستان‌ها ‎(zemestân-hâ))

1. winter

Derived terms

• زمستانی ‎(zemestâni)

Related terms

• زم ‎(zam)
• ـستان ‎(-estân)

See also

• (seasons) فصل; بهار, تابستان, پاییز, زمستان ^{(Category: fa:Seasons)}

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian زمستان ‎(zemestân).

Noun

زمستان • ‎(zimastān) m

1. winter
2. wisdom
3. science