مدنی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ma.ða.ˈniː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.d̪ä.níː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.d̪ä.níː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mä.d̪ä.níː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mä.d̪ä.ní]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæ.d̪æ.níː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.d̪ä.ní]

Readings
Classical reading?	maḏanī
Dari reading?	madanī
Iranian reading?	madani
Tajik reading?	madani

Adjective

Dari	مَدَنی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	гражданй

مَدَنی • (madani)

1. civil; civic; social (as opposed to governmental)

   حقوق مدنی ― hoquq-e madani ― civil rights

   فعال مدنی ― fa'âl-e madani ― social activist

   جامعه مدنی ― jâme'e-ye madani ― civil society

2. Medinan

   سوره مدنی ― sure-ye madani ― Medinan sura

3. (dated) urban

   Synonym: شهری (šahri)