ziman

Meaning

1. (masculine) language
2. (masculine) tongue

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zɪˈmɑːn/

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *hižwáH (compare Persian زوان (zavân)/زبان (zabân), Pashto ژبه (žəba), Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizuuā)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH (compare Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā), Hindi जीभ (jībh)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Old Prussian insuwis, Russian язы́к (jazýk), French langue, English tongue).

Sentences

Ziman dewlemendî ye.

Language is wealth.

Însan bi ziman civakî dibe .

Man becomes social through language.

Hezkirin bi ziman û qiseyan dibe .

Love is through language and stories.

Ziman leqo serî teqo.

The language is on its head.

Divê îro jî her dildar û evîndarê ziman be.

Even today, everyone should be a lover of the language.

Bi vebûna dibistanê, hestên xwe bînin ziman .

With the opening of the school, express your feelings.

Di devê me de ziman û diran hene.

We have tongue and teeth in our mouth.

Ji bo vî ziman ne bê qêmet e.

It is not without value for this language.