متین

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَتِين (matīn).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ma.ˈtiːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.t̪ʰíːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mä.t̪ʰíːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mä.t̪ʰín]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæ.t̪ʰíːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.t̪ʰín]

Readings
Classical reading^?	matīn
Dari reading^?	matīn
Iranian reading^?	matin
Tajik reading^?	matin

Adjective

متین • (matīn / matin) (Tajik spelling матин)

(dated, literally) firm, steady, solid
Synonym: سنگین (sangīn / sangin)
brave, firm (of a person)

Proper noun

متین • (matīn / matin) (Tajik spelling Матин)

a male given name, Matin or Mateen, from Arabic

Related terms

Persian terms derived from the Arabic root م ت ن (0 c, 2 e)

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “متین”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim