منجاء
Persian
Alternative forms
- منجی (manjā / manjâ)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَنْجَاة (manjāh).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /man.ˈd͡ʒaːʔ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [män.d͡ʒɑ́ːʔ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mæn.d͡ʒɒ́ːʔ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [män.d͡ʒɔ́ʔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | manjā' |
| Dari reading? | manjā' |
| Iranian reading? | manjâ' |
| Tajik reading? | manjo' |
Noun
منجاء • (manjā' / manjâ') (Classical Persian, otherwise obsolete)
- place of rescue
- (spirituality) ridding the heart of afflictions
Related terms
Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ن ج و (0 c, 6 e)
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “منجاء”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press