ममनून

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मम्नून (mamnūn)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ممنون (mamnūn), from Arabic مَمْنُون (mamnūn), passive participle of the verb مَنَّ (manna, “to be gracious”). Compare Punjabi ਮਮਨੂਨ (mamnūn) / مَمنون (mamnon).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /məm.nuːn/, [mɐ̃m.nũːn]

Adjective

ममनून • (mamnūn) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ممنون)

1. (rare) thankful, grateful, obliged, appreciative

   Synonyms: एहसानमंद (ehsānmand), कृतज्ञ (kŕtajña), शुक्रगुज़ार (śukraguzār)

   Antonym: कृतघ्न (kŕtaghna)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ममनून”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press