برمنش
Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄lmynšn' /abar-menišn/, “proud, haughty”).[1] By surface analysis, بر (bar, “superior”) + منش (maniš / maneš, “character”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /baɾ.ma.ˈniʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bäɾ.mä.nɪ́ʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bæɹ.mæ.néʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bäɾ.mä.níʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | barmaniš |
| Dari reading? | barmaniš |
| Iranian reading? | barmaneš |
| Tajik reading? | barmaniš |
Noun
برمنش • (barmaniš / barmaneš) (Tajik spelling барманиш)
- (literary) arrogant
Derived terms
- برمنشی (barmanišī / barmaneši, “arrogance”)
- برمنشی کردن (barmanišī kardan / barmaneši kardan, “to show off oneself”)
References
- ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “abar-menišn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 2
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “برمنش”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press