زمان

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زمان

/za.maːn/

Where it comes from

From a form of Aramaic 𐡆𐡌𐡍𐡀 (zmnʾ), from a late pronunciation of Old Persian *jamānā (“time”) (from which Middle Persian 𐫉𐫖𐫀𐫗 (zmʾn /⁠zamān⁠⁠/), 𐭥𐭣𐭭𐭠 (ODNA /⁠zamān⁠/)), from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH, see there for more.

noun زَمَان · zamān · أَزْمِنَة · الزَّمَان

countable, uncountable time
Similar: زَمَن
age (particular period of time in history)
rare season أَزْمِنَةُ ٱلسَّنَةِ هِيَ: ٱلْخَرِيفُ وَٱلشِّتَاءُ وَٱلرَّبِيعُ وَٱلصَّيْفُ.
Similar: فَصْل

In English

time inevitable passing of events
age particular period of time in history
era time period
epoch particular period of history

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {زمان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}