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]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊn.d͡ʒíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊn.d͡ʒíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mun.d͡ʒí]

• (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)

1. a village in the Kuran wa Munjan District, of Badakhshan, Afghanistan
2. Munji (language)

Adjective

منجی • (munjī / monji) (Tajik spelling мунҷӣ)

1. 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)

1. Munji (people)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُنَجًّ (munajjan).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mun.ˈd͡ʒiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊn.d͡ʒéː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊn.d͡ʒéː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊn.d͡ʒéː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mun.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)

1. savior

Derived terms

• منجی‌گرایی (munjē-garāyī / monji-garâyi, “messianism”)

Adjective

منجی • (munjī, munjē / monji) (Tajik spelling мунҷӣ)

1. relating to or being a savior

Proper noun

منجی • (munjī / monji or munjē / monji) (Tajik spelling Мунҷӣ)

1. The Savior or Messiah in many religions
   1. (Islam) Mahdi
2. 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]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [män.d͡ʒɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [män.d͡ʒɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [män.d͡ʒɔ́ː]

• (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)

1. alternative form of منجاء (manjā' / manjâ', “sanctuary”)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Arabic.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /min.ˈd͡ʒaː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɪn.d͡ʒɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɪn.d͡ʒɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɪn.d͡ʒɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [min.d͡ʒɔ́ː]

• (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)

1. (Classical Persian, otherwise obsolete, Islam) place of istinja, such as a stone

Related terms

Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ن ج و (0 c, 6 e)

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)

1. a charpoy (a traditional bedstead).

   Synonyms: گھاٹ (ghāṭ), چار پائی (cār pā'ī)

Declension

Declension of منجی

	singular	plural
direct	مَنْجی (manjī)	مَنْجِیاں (manjīyāṉ)
oblique	مَنْجی (manjī)	مَنْجِیاں (manjīyāṉ)
vocative	مَنْجئِیے (manj'iye)	مَنْجِیو (manjīv)
ablative	مَنْجِیوں (manjīvṉ)	—
locative	مَنْجے (manje)	مَنْجِیں (manjīṉ)
instrumental	—	—

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “منجی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• “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