تمنا

Persian

Alternative forms

• تمنی (alternative spelling, now less common)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَمَنَّى (tamannā)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ta.man.nɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.män.nɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.män.nɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.män.nɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.män.nɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.mæn.nɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.män.nɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	tamannā
Dari reading?	tamannā
Iranian reading?	tamannâ
Tajik reading?	tamanno

Noun

تمنا • (tamannâ)

1. entreaty, wish
2. plea, request, supplication
3. want, desire

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: təmənna
• → Bengali: তামান্না (tamanna)
• → Hindustani
  • Hindi: तमन्ना (tamannā)
  • Urdu: تَمَنَّا (tamannā)
• → Ottoman Turkish: تمنا (temenna)
  • Turkish: temenna
  • → Greek: τεμενάς (temenás)
  • → Romanian: temenea

See also

• تمنا کردن (tamannâ kardan)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تَمَنَّا (tamannā), from Arabic تَمَنَّى (tamannā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.mən.nɑː/

• Audio (Pakistan):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

تمنا • (tamannā) f (Hindi spelling तमन्ना)

1. wish
2. desire, longing
3. aspiration

Synonyms

• آرْزُو (ārzū)
• خْوَاہِش (xvāhiś)
• چَاہ (cāh)
• اَرْمَان (armān)