زنانگی

Persian

Alternative forms

• زنونگی (zanunegi) (colloquial Tehrani)

Etymology

From زَنانه (zanâne, “feminine, womanly”) +‎ ـگی (-egi, suffix forming abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /za.naː.na.ˈɡiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.nɑː.nä.ɡiː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.nɑː.nä.ɡiː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zä.nɑː.nä.ɡiː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zä.nɔː.nä.ɡi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæ.nɒː.ne.ɡʲiː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.nɔ.nä.ɡi]

Readings
Classical reading?	zanānagī
Dari reading?	zanānagī
Iranian reading?	zanânegi
Tajik reading?	zanonagi

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Noun

Dari	زنانگی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	занонагӣ

زنانگی • (zanânegi)

1. femininity, womanliness

   Coordinate term: مَردانگی (mardânegi)