معنی
See also: معنى
Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
- معنا (ma'nâ)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مَعْنَى (maʕnā).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [maʔ.ˈnɑː], [maʔ.ˈniː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mäʔ.nɔ́], [mäʔ.ní]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ma'nā, ma'nī |
| Dari reading? | ma'nā, ma'nī |
| Iranian reading? | ma'nâ, ma'ni |
| Tajik reading? | maʾno, maʾnī |
Noun edit
| Dari | معنی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | маънӣ, маъно |
مَعنی • (ma'ni) (plural مَعانی (ma'âni) or مَعنیها (ma'ni-hâ))
- meaning, sense
- Synonym: چم (čam)
- به زبان اردو، این کلمه به معنی « بزرگ/کلان » است.
- be zabân-e ordu, in kalame be ma'ni-ye "bozorg" ast.
- In Urdu, this word means "big".
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume V, verse 1441—1442:
- هم صفیر مرغ آموزند خلق، کین سخن کار دهان افتاد و حلق، لیک از معنی مرغان بیخبر.
- ham safir-e morğ âmuzand xalq, k-in soxan kâr-e dahân oftâd o halq, lik az ma'ni-ye morğân bi-xabar.
- Likewise, people learn the note of birds, for this speech [of birds] is an affair of the mouth and throat; but [all are] ignorant of the birds' meaning.
- essence, spirit
- reality
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume IV, verse 1873:
- صورتش کرمست و معنی اژدها.
- surat-aš kerm-ast o ma'ni aždahâ.
- Its form is a worm, but its reality is a dragon.
Derived terms edit
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic مَعْنَى (maʕnā) via Classical Persian معنی (ma'nī, ma'nā).
Noun edit
معنی • (ma'nī) f (Hindi spelling मानी)
Synonyms edit
- ارتھ (arth)