منجی
Persian
Etymology 1
The language and people are named after the village.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mun.ˈd͡ʒiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊn.d͡ʒíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mon.d͡ʒíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mun.d͡ʒí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | munjī |
| Dari reading? | munjī |
| Iranian reading? | monji |
| Tajik reading? | munji |
Proper noun
منجی • (munjī / monji) (Tajik spelling Мунҷӣ or мунҷӣ)
- a village in the Kuran wa Munjan District, of Badakhshan, Afghanistan
- Munji (language)
Adjective
منجی • (munjī / monji) (Tajik spelling мунҷӣ)
- from or relating to Munji (province or people)
Noun
منجی • (munjī / monji) (plural منجیان (munjīyān / monjiyân), or منجیها (munjī-hā / monji-hâ), Tajik spelling мунҷӣ)
- Munji (people)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic مُنَجًّ (munajjan).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mun.ˈd͡ʒiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊn.d͡ʒéː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mon.d͡ʒíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mun.d͡ʒí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | munjī |
| Dari reading? | munjē |
| Iranian reading? | monji |
| Tajik reading? | munji |
Noun
منجی • (munjī, munjē / monji) (plural منجیان (munjīyān, munjēyān / monjiyân), or منجیها (munjī-hā, munjē-hā / monji-hâ), Tajik spelling мунҷӣ)
Derived terms
- منجیگرایی (munjē-garāyī / monji-garâyi, “messianism”)
Adjective
منجی • (munjī, munjē / monji) (Tajik spelling мунҷӣ)
- relating to or being a savior
Proper noun
منجی • (munjī / monji or munjē / monji) (Tajik spelling Мунҷӣ)
- The Savior or Messiah in many religions
- a male given name, Monji or Munji, from Arabic
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /man.ˈd͡ʒaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [män.d͡ʒɑ́ː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mæn.d͡ʒɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [män.d͡ʒɔ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | manjā |
| Dari reading? | manjā |
| Iranian reading? | manjâ |
| Tajik reading? | manjo |
Noun
منجی • (manjā / manjâ) (Tajik spelling манҷо)
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Arabic.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /min.ˈd͡ʒaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɪn.d͡ʒɑ́ː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [men.d͡ʒɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [min.d͡ʒɔ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | minjā |
| Dari reading? | minjā |
| Iranian reading? | menjâ |
| Tajik reading? | minjo |
Noun
منجی • (minjā / menjâ) (Tajik spelling минҷо)
- (Classical Persian, otherwise obsolete, Islam) place of istinja, such as a stone
Related terms
Further reading
- Bulkin, Carleton (2012), “منجی”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “منجی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- محمد معین [Mohammad-e Mo'in] (1972), “منجی”, in Jafar Shahidi, editor, فرهنگ فارسی معین [Farhang-e Fârsi-ye Mo'in, Moin Persian Dictionary] (in Persian), Tehran: Amir Kabir Publishers
- ʿAmīd, Ḥasan (1985), “منجی”, in Farhang-e Fārsī-e ʿAmīd (in Persian), Tehrān: Amīrkabīr
Punjabi
Etymology
Feminine of مَنْجا (manjā), inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀘 (maṃca), from Sanskrit मञ्च (mañca).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /məɲ.d͡ʒiː/, [mɐ̃ɲ.d͡ʒiː]
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: من٘‧جی
Noun
مَنْجی • (manjī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੰਜੀ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | مَنْجی (manjī) | مَنْجِیاں (manjīyāṉ) |
| oblique | مَنْجی (manjī) | مَنْجِیاں (manjīyāṉ) |
| vocative | مَنْجِیے (manjiye) | مَنْجِیو (manjīv) |
| ablative | مَنْجِیوں (manjīvṉ) | مَنْجِیاں (manjīyāṉ) |
| locative | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “منجی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਮੰਜੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mañca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 556