یقینا

See also: يقينا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَقِينًا (yaqīnan), adverbial accusative of يَقِين (yaqīn). By surface analysis, یقین (yaqin) +‎ ـاً (-an).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ja.qiː.nan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jä.qiː.nän]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jä.qiː.nän]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [jä.qiː.nän]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [jä.qi.nän]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [jæ.ʁiː.næn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [jä.qi.nän]

Readings
Classical reading?	yaqīnan
Dari reading?	yaqīnan
Iranian reading?	yağinan
Tajik reading?	yaqinan

Adverb

یَقیناً • (yaqinan)

1. indeed, definitely, for sure, surely, undoubtedly

   الان دیگه یقینا بهار هست.

   alân dige yaqinan bahâr hast.

   It’s springtime now for sure.

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: यक़ीनन (yaqīnan)

  Urdu: یَقِیْناً (yaqīnan)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਯਕੀਨਨ (yakīnan)

  Shahmukhi script: یَقِیْناً (yaqīnan)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian یَقِیْناً (yaqīnan), from Arabic يَقِينًا (yaqīnan).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /jə.qiː.nən/
• Rhymes: -ən

Adverb

یَقِیْناً • (yaqiynan) (Hindi spelling यक़ी्नन)

1. indeed, definitely, for sure, surely, undoubtedly

   Synonyms: بیشَک (beśak), نِشْچِت (niścit)

References

• “یقینا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “یقینا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.