مند

See also: منذ

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *-mánts (possessive suffix), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-mánts, from Proto-Indo-European *-ménts. Cognate with Avestan -𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬝 (-mant̰) and Sanskrit -मत् (-mat).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [manð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [män̪d̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [män̪d̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [män̪d̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [män̪d̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæn̪d̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [män̪d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	mand
Dari reading?	mand
Iranian reading?	mand
Tajik reading?	mand

Suffix

ـمَند • (-mand)

1. with

Derived terms

Persian terms suffixed with مند

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: -मंद (-mand)

  Urdu: ـمَند (-mand)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: -ਮੰਦ (-mand)

  Shahmukhi script: ـمَند (-mand)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـمَند (-mand).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mənd̪/

Suffix

ـمند • (-mand) (Hindi spelling -मंद)

1. with, characteristic of

Examples

• بھروسہ مند (bharose-mand)
• صحت مند (sehat-mand)
• عقل مند (aql-mand)

 

References

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