/pin.ˈhaːn/, [pʰɪn.hɑːn], [pʰɪn.hɑːn]
OriginFrom Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (PWN /pad/, “to, at, in, on”) + Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nyhʾn' /nihān/, “concealment, secrecy”). originally a contraction of elements equivalent to New Persian به (be, “in”) + نهان (nehân, “hiding”), i.e. "in hiding".
- hidden, unseen, secret
“سالها این راز پنهان بود در قلب زمین[…]” — For years, this secret was hidden in the heart of the earth […]
- covered, shrouded
“زمین پنهان شد اندر موج باران، که از هر سو درآمد بی محابا.” — The earth was covered in waves of the rain, [making] audacious entry from every angle
- occult
Formspenhân(romanization) · پنهانتَر(comparative) · پنهانتَرین(superlative) · پنهام(alternative)