ـمند

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *-mánts (possessive suffix), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-mánts, from Proto-Indo-European *-ménts. Cognate with Avestan -𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬝 (-mant̰) and Sanskrit -मत् (-mat).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [.manð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.män̪d̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.män̪d̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [.män̪d̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [.män̪d̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [.mæn̪d̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [.män̪d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?
Dari reading?
Iranian reading?
Tajik reading?

• Rhymes: -and

Suffix

ـمَند • (-mand)

1. with

Derived terms

Persian terms suffixed with ـمند

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: -मंद (-mand)

  Urdu: ـمَند (-mand)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: -ਮੰਦ (-mand)

  Shahmukhi script: ـمَند (-mand)