استمنا

Persian

Alternative forms

• استمناء

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِمْنَاء (istimnāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔis.tim.ˈnɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪm.nɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪm.nɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪm.nɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰim.nɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.t̪ʰem.nɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰim.nɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	istimnā
Iranian reading?	estemnâ
Tajik reading?	istimno

Noun

استمنا • (estemnâ)

1. male masturbation

   Synonyms: خودارضایی (xod-erzâyi); جلق (jalq); (female) استرجاز (esterjâz); (female) استشهاء (estešhâ')

Derived terms

• استمنا کردن (estemnâ kardan)