تمنا

Persian

Alternative forms
  • تمنی (alternative spelling, now less common)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَمَنَّى (tamannā)

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

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

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 (PK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

تمنا • (tamannā) f (Hindi spelling तमन्ना)

  1. wish
  2. desire, longing
  3. aspiration

Synonyms
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