mendene

Zazaki

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay, stand still”). Cognate with Persian ماندن (mândan).

From mendene (“to stay”): men +‎ -d- +‎ -ene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛndˈɛnə]
• Hyphenation: men‧de‧ne

Verb

mendene

1. to stay
2. to remain

Derived terms

• mendış