منزل

Arabic

Root
ن ز ل (n z l)
13 terms

Etymology 1

Noun of place from the verb نَزَلَ (nazala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man.zil/

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Noun

مَنْزِل • (manzil) m (plural مَنَازِل (manāzil))

1. house, dwelling

   أَشْعُرُ بِالرَّاحَةِ وَالْأَمَانِ فِي مَنْزِلِي الْجَدِيدِ.

   ʔašʕuru bi-r-rāḥati wa-l-ʔamāni fī manzilī al-jadīdi.

   I feel comfort and security in my new home.

2. (obsolete) place where one dismounts, halts a journey
3. (obsolete) a temporary stop for travellers, lodging house, way station, hotel, inn
4. (obsolete) relay point on a road
5. one of the twenty-eight stations of the moon

Declension

Declension of noun مَنْزِل (manzil)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَنْزِل manzil	الْمَنْزِل al-manzil	مَنْزِل manzil
nominative	مَنْزِلٌ manzilun	الْمَنْزِلُ al-manzilu	مَنْزِلُ manzilu
accusative	مَنْزِلًا manzilan	الْمَنْزِلَ al-manzila	مَنْزِلَ manzila
genitive	مَنْزِلٍ manzilin	الْمَنْزِلِ al-manzili	مَنْزِلِ manzili
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَنْزِلَيْن manzilayn	الْمَنْزِلَيْن al-manzilayn	مَنْزِلَيْ manzilay
nominative	مَنْزِلَانِ manzilāni	الْمَنْزِلَانِ al-manzilāni	مَنْزِلَا manzilā
accusative	مَنْزِلَيْنِ manzilayni	الْمَنْزِلَيْنِ al-manzilayni	مَنْزِلَيْ manzilay
genitive	مَنْزِلَيْنِ manzilayni	الْمَنْزِلَيْنِ al-manzilayni	مَنْزِلَيْ manzilay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَنَازِل manāzil	الْمَنَازِل al-manāzil	مَنَازِل manāzil
nominative	مَنَازِلُ manāzilu	الْمَنَازِلُ al-manāzilu	مَنَازِلُ manāzilu
accusative	مَنَازِلَ manāzila	الْمَنَازِلَ al-manāzila	مَنَازِلَ manāzila
genitive	مَنَازِلَ manāzila	الْمَنَازِلِ al-manāzili	مَنَازِلِ manāzili

Descendants

• Maltese: minżel
• Moroccan Arabic: منزل (manzal)
• → Azerbaijani: mənzil
• → English: manzil
• → Georgian: მანძილი (manʒili)
• → Middle Armenian: մանզիլ (manzil)
  • Armenian: մանզիլ (manzil), մենզիլ (menzil), մէնզիլ (mēnzil), մա̈նզիլ (mänzil), մանձիլ (manjil), մանծիլ (mancil)
• → Ottoman Turkish: منزل (menzil)
  • Turkish: menzil
  • → Romanian: menzil
• → Classical Persian: مَنْزِل (manzil) (see there for further descendants)
• → Uyghur: مەنزىل (menzil)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.naz.zil/

Adjective

مُنَزِّل • (munazzil) (feminine مُنَزِّلَة (munazzila), masculine plural مُنَزِّلُونَ (munazzilūna), feminine plural مُنَزِّلَات (munazzilāt))

1. active participle of نَزَّلَ (nazzala)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُنَزِّل (munazzil)

singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنَزِّل munazzil	الْمُنَزِّل al-munazzil	مُنَزِّل munazzil	مُنَزِّلَة munazzila	الْمُنَزِّلَة al-munazzila	مُنَزِّلَة munazzilat
nominative	مُنَزِّلٌ munazzilun	الْمُنَزِّلُ al-munazzilu	مُنَزِّلُ munazzilu	مُنَزِّلَةٌ munazzilatun	الْمُنَزِّلَةُ al-munazzilatu	مُنَزِّلَةُ munazzilatu
accusative	مُنَزِّلًا munazzilan	الْمُنَزِّلَ al-munazzila	مُنَزِّلَ munazzila	مُنَزِّلَةً munazzilatan	الْمُنَزِّلَةَ al-munazzilata	مُنَزِّلَةَ munazzilata
genitive	مُنَزِّلٍ munazzilin	الْمُنَزِّلِ al-munazzili	مُنَزِّلِ munazzili	مُنَزِّلَةٍ munazzilatin	الْمُنَزِّلَةِ al-munazzilati	مُنَزِّلَةِ munazzilati
dual	masculine			feminine
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنَزِّلَيْن munazzilayn	الْمُنَزِّلَيْن al-munazzilayn	مُنَزِّلَيْ munazzilay	مُنَزِّلَتَيْن munazzilatayn	الْمُنَزِّلَتَيْن al-munazzilatayn	مُنَزِّلَتَيْ munazzilatay
nominative	مُنَزِّلَانِ munazzilāni	الْمُنَزِّلَانِ al-munazzilāni	مُنَزِّلَا munazzilā	مُنَزِّلَتَانِ munazzilatāni	الْمُنَزِّلَتَانِ al-munazzilatāni	مُنَزِّلَتَا munazzilatā
accusative	مُنَزِّلَيْنِ munazzilayni	الْمُنَزِّلَيْنِ al-munazzilayni	مُنَزِّلَيْ munazzilay	مُنَزِّلَتَيْنِ munazzilatayni	الْمُنَزِّلَتَيْنِ al-munazzilatayni	مُنَزِّلَتَيْ munazzilatay
genitive	مُنَزِّلَيْنِ munazzilayni	الْمُنَزِّلَيْنِ al-munazzilayni	مُنَزِّلَيْ munazzilay	مُنَزِّلَتَيْنِ munazzilatayni	الْمُنَزِّلَتَيْنِ al-munazzilatayni	مُنَزِّلَتَيْ munazzilatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنَزِّلِين munazzilīn	الْمُنَزِّلِين al-munazzilīn	مُنَزِّلِي munazzilī	مُنَزِّلَات munazzilāt	الْمُنَزِّلَات al-munazzilāt	مُنَزِّلَات munazzilāt
nominative	مُنَزِّلُونَ munazzilūna	الْمُنَزِّلُونَ al-munazzilūna	مُنَزِّلُو munazzilū	مُنَزِّلَاتٌ munazzilātun	الْمُنَزِّلَاتُ al-munazzilātu	مُنَزِّلَاتُ munazzilātu
accusative	مُنَزِّلِينَ munazzilīna	الْمُنَزِّلِينَ al-munazzilīna	مُنَزِّلِي munazzilī	مُنَزِّلَاتٍ munazzilātin	الْمُنَزِّلَاتِ al-munazzilāti	مُنَزِّلَاتِ munazzilāti
genitive	مُنَزِّلِينَ munazzilīna	الْمُنَزِّلِينَ al-munazzilīna	مُنَزِّلِي munazzilī	مُنَزِّلَاتٍ munazzilātin	الْمُنَزِّلَاتِ al-munazzilāti	مُنَزِّلَاتِ munazzilāti

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.naz.zal/

Adjective

مُنَزَّل • (munazzal) (feminine مُنَزَّلَة (munazzala), masculine plural مُنَزَّلُونَ (munazzalūna), feminine plural مُنَزَّلَات (munazzalāt))

1. passive participle of نَزَّلَ (nazzala)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُنَزَّل (munazzal)

singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنَزَّل munazzal	الْمُنَزَّل al-munazzal	مُنَزَّل munazzal	مُنَزَّلَة munazzala	الْمُنَزَّلَة al-munazzala	مُنَزَّلَة munazzalat
nominative	مُنَزَّلٌ munazzalun	الْمُنَزَّلُ al-munazzalu	مُنَزَّلُ munazzalu	مُنَزَّلَةٌ munazzalatun	الْمُنَزَّلَةُ al-munazzalatu	مُنَزَّلَةُ munazzalatu
accusative	مُنَزَّلًا munazzalan	الْمُنَزَّلَ al-munazzala	مُنَزَّلَ munazzala	مُنَزَّلَةً munazzalatan	الْمُنَزَّلَةَ al-munazzalata	مُنَزَّلَةَ munazzalata
genitive	مُنَزَّلٍ munazzalin	الْمُنَزَّلِ al-munazzali	مُنَزَّلِ munazzali	مُنَزَّلَةٍ munazzalatin	الْمُنَزَّلَةِ al-munazzalati	مُنَزَّلَةِ munazzalati
dual	masculine			feminine
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنَزَّلَيْن munazzalayn	الْمُنَزَّلَيْن al-munazzalayn	مُنَزَّلَيْ munazzalay	مُنَزَّلَتَيْن munazzalatayn	الْمُنَزَّلَتَيْن al-munazzalatayn	مُنَزَّلَتَيْ munazzalatay
nominative	مُنَزَّلَانِ munazzalāni	الْمُنَزَّلَانِ al-munazzalāni	مُنَزَّلَا munazzalā	مُنَزَّلَتَانِ munazzalatāni	الْمُنَزَّلَتَانِ al-munazzalatāni	مُنَزَّلَتَا munazzalatā
accusative	مُنَزَّلَيْنِ munazzalayni	الْمُنَزَّلَيْنِ al-munazzalayni	مُنَزَّلَيْ munazzalay	مُنَزَّلَتَيْنِ munazzalatayni	الْمُنَزَّلَتَيْنِ al-munazzalatayni	مُنَزَّلَتَيْ munazzalatay
genitive	مُنَزَّلَيْنِ munazzalayni	الْمُنَزَّلَيْنِ al-munazzalayni	مُنَزَّلَيْ munazzalay	مُنَزَّلَتَيْنِ munazzalatayni	الْمُنَزَّلَتَيْنِ al-munazzalatayni	مُنَزَّلَتَيْ munazzalatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنَزَّلِين munazzalīn	الْمُنَزَّلِين al-munazzalīn	مُنَزَّلِي munazzalī	مُنَزَّلَات munazzalāt	الْمُنَزَّلَات al-munazzalāt	مُنَزَّلَات munazzalāt
nominative	مُنَزَّلُونَ munazzalūna	الْمُنَزَّلُونَ al-munazzalūna	مُنَزَّلُو munazzalū	مُنَزَّلَاتٌ munazzalātun	الْمُنَزَّلَاتُ al-munazzalātu	مُنَزَّلَاتُ munazzalātu
accusative	مُنَزَّلِينَ munazzalīna	الْمُنَزَّلِينَ al-munazzalīna	مُنَزَّلِي munazzalī	مُنَزَّلَاتٍ munazzalātin	الْمُنَزَّلَاتِ al-munazzalāti	مُنَزَّلَاتِ munazzalāti
genitive	مُنَزَّلِينَ munazzalīna	الْمُنَزَّلِينَ al-munazzalīna	مُنَزَّلِي munazzalī	مُنَزَّلَاتٍ munazzalātin	الْمُنَزَّلَاتِ al-munazzalāti	مُنَزَّلَاتِ munazzalāti

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mun.zil/

Adjective

مُنْزِل • (munzil) (feminine مُنْزِلَة (munzila), masculine plural مُنْزِلُونَ (munzilūna), feminine plural مُنْزِلَات (munzilāt))

1. active participle of أَنْزَلَ (ʔanzala)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُنْزِل (munzil)

singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنْزِل munzil	الْمُنْزِل al-munzil	مُنْزِل munzil	مُنْزِلَة munzila	الْمُنْزِلَة al-munzila	مُنْزِلَة munzilat
nominative	مُنْزِلٌ munzilun	الْمُنْزِلُ al-munzilu	مُنْزِلُ munzilu	مُنْزِلَةٌ munzilatun	الْمُنْزِلَةُ al-munzilatu	مُنْزِلَةُ munzilatu
accusative	مُنْزِلًا munzilan	الْمُنْزِلَ al-munzila	مُنْزِلَ munzila	مُنْزِلَةً munzilatan	الْمُنْزِلَةَ al-munzilata	مُنْزِلَةَ munzilata
genitive	مُنْزِلٍ munzilin	الْمُنْزِلِ al-munzili	مُنْزِلِ munzili	مُنْزِلَةٍ munzilatin	الْمُنْزِلَةِ al-munzilati	مُنْزِلَةِ munzilati
dual	masculine			feminine
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنْزِلَيْن munzilayn	الْمُنْزِلَيْن al-munzilayn	مُنْزِلَيْ munzilay	مُنْزِلَتَيْن munzilatayn	الْمُنْزِلَتَيْن al-munzilatayn	مُنْزِلَتَيْ munzilatay
nominative	مُنْزِلَانِ munzilāni	الْمُنْزِلَانِ al-munzilāni	مُنْزِلَا munzilā	مُنْزِلَتَانِ munzilatāni	الْمُنْزِلَتَانِ al-munzilatāni	مُنْزِلَتَا munzilatā
accusative	مُنْزِلَيْنِ munzilayni	الْمُنْزِلَيْنِ al-munzilayni	مُنْزِلَيْ munzilay	مُنْزِلَتَيْنِ munzilatayni	الْمُنْزِلَتَيْنِ al-munzilatayni	مُنْزِلَتَيْ munzilatay
genitive	مُنْزِلَيْنِ munzilayni	الْمُنْزِلَيْنِ al-munzilayni	مُنْزِلَيْ munzilay	مُنْزِلَتَيْنِ munzilatayni	الْمُنْزِلَتَيْنِ al-munzilatayni	مُنْزِلَتَيْ munzilatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنْزِلِين munzilīn	الْمُنْزِلِين al-munzilīn	مُنْزِلِي munzilī	مُنْزِلَات munzilāt	الْمُنْزِلَات al-munzilāt	مُنْزِلَات munzilāt
nominative	مُنْزِلُونَ munzilūna	الْمُنْزِلُونَ al-munzilūna	مُنْزِلُو munzilū	مُنْزِلَاتٌ munzilātun	الْمُنْزِلَاتُ al-munzilātu	مُنْزِلَاتُ munzilātu
accusative	مُنْزِلِينَ munzilīna	الْمُنْزِلِينَ al-munzilīna	مُنْزِلِي munzilī	مُنْزِلَاتٍ munzilātin	الْمُنْزِلَاتِ al-munzilāti	مُنْزِلَاتِ munzilāti
genitive	مُنْزِلِينَ munzilīna	الْمُنْزِلِينَ al-munzilīna	مُنْزِلِي munzilī	مُنْزِلَاتٍ munzilātin	الْمُنْزِلَاتِ al-munzilāti	مُنْزِلَاتِ munzilāti

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mun.zal/

Adjective

مُنْزَل • (munzal) (feminine مُنْزَلَة (munzala), masculine plural مُنْزَلُونَ (munzalūna), feminine plural مُنْزَلَات (munzalāt))

1. passive participle of أَنْزَلَ (ʔanzala)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُنْزَل (munzal)

singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنْزَل munzal	الْمُنْزَل al-munzal	مُنْزَل munzal	مُنْزَلَة munzala	الْمُنْزَلَة al-munzala	مُنْزَلَة munzalat
nominative	مُنْزَلٌ munzalun	الْمُنْزَلُ al-munzalu	مُنْزَلُ munzalu	مُنْزَلَةٌ munzalatun	الْمُنْزَلَةُ al-munzalatu	مُنْزَلَةُ munzalatu
accusative	مُنْزَلًا munzalan	الْمُنْزَلَ al-munzala	مُنْزَلَ munzala	مُنْزَلَةً munzalatan	الْمُنْزَلَةَ al-munzalata	مُنْزَلَةَ munzalata
genitive	مُنْزَلٍ munzalin	الْمُنْزَلِ al-munzali	مُنْزَلِ munzali	مُنْزَلَةٍ munzalatin	الْمُنْزَلَةِ al-munzalati	مُنْزَلَةِ munzalati
dual	masculine			feminine
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنْزَلَيْن munzalayn	الْمُنْزَلَيْن al-munzalayn	مُنْزَلَيْ munzalay	مُنْزَلَتَيْن munzalatayn	الْمُنْزَلَتَيْن al-munzalatayn	مُنْزَلَتَيْ munzalatay
nominative	مُنْزَلَانِ munzalāni	الْمُنْزَلَانِ al-munzalāni	مُنْزَلَا munzalā	مُنْزَلَتَانِ munzalatāni	الْمُنْزَلَتَانِ al-munzalatāni	مُنْزَلَتَا munzalatā
accusative	مُنْزَلَيْنِ munzalayni	الْمُنْزَلَيْنِ al-munzalayni	مُنْزَلَيْ munzalay	مُنْزَلَتَيْنِ munzalatayni	الْمُنْزَلَتَيْنِ al-munzalatayni	مُنْزَلَتَيْ munzalatay
genitive	مُنْزَلَيْنِ munzalayni	الْمُنْزَلَيْنِ al-munzalayni	مُنْزَلَيْ munzalay	مُنْزَلَتَيْنِ munzalatayni	الْمُنْزَلَتَيْنِ al-munzalatayni	مُنْزَلَتَيْ munzalatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنْزَلِين munzalīn	الْمُنْزَلِين al-munzalīn	مُنْزَلِي munzalī	مُنْزَلَات munzalāt	الْمُنْزَلَات al-munzalāt	مُنْزَلَات munzalāt
nominative	مُنْزَلُونَ munzalūna	الْمُنْزَلُونَ al-munzalūna	مُنْزَلُو munzalū	مُنْزَلَاتٌ munzalātun	الْمُنْزَلَاتُ al-munzalātu	مُنْزَلَاتُ munzalātu
accusative	مُنْزَلِينَ munzalīna	الْمُنْزَلِينَ al-munzalīna	مُنْزَلِي munzalī	مُنْزَلَاتٍ munzalātin	الْمُنْزَلَاتِ al-munzalāti	مُنْزَلَاتِ munzalāti
genitive	مُنْزَلِينَ munzalīna	الْمُنْزَلِينَ al-munzalīna	مُنْزَلِي munzalī	مُنْزَلَاتٍ munzalātin	الْمُنْزَلَاتِ al-munzalāti	مُنْزَلَاتِ munzalāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “نزل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Old Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَنْزِل (manzil), from Arabic مَنْزِل (manzil, “house, dwelling”).

Noun

مَنْزِل (mnzl) m

1. abode; place of stay
2. (Sufism, by extension) a devotee's abode in a journey
   • 1421, بَنْدَہ نَواز (banda navāz) – Banda Nawaz, مِعْراج اُلْعَاشِقِین (mi'rāj ul'āśiqīn), page 23:

     وَہَاں سے دُسْرا مَلْکُوت کی مَنْزِل سَوں سَیر کَر کَر مُمْکِن، مُمْکِن کے شَہَر مَیں جا کَر پُوچھے۔

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Descendants

• Braj: मंजिल (mañjil)
• Hindustani: manzil

  Hindi: मंज़िल

  Urdu: مَنْزِل

• Kannauji: मंजिल

Further reading

• “منزل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَنْزِل (manzil).

Noun

منزل • (menzil)

1. house, inn, stopping place on a journey
2. the distance traveled in a day
3. the range of a projectile

Related terms

• منزلجی (menzilci)
• منزلسز (menzilsiz)

Descendants

• Turkish: menzil
• → Romanian: menzil

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “منزل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1999

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَنْزِل (manzil).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /man.ˈzil/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [män.zɪl]

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	manzil
Dari reading?	manzil
Iranian reading?	manzel
Tajik reading?	manzil

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Noun

Dari	مَنزِل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	манзил

مَنزِل • (manzel) (plural مَنازِل (manâzel), or منزل‌ها)

1. house; dwelling; residence

   Synonym: خانه (xâne)

   مدرسه در منزل ― madrese dar manzel ― homeschooling

   منزلتان کجاست؟ ― manzel-etân kojâ-st? ― Where is your house?

   اجاره بهای منزل ― ejâre bahâ-ye manzel ― house rental fee

   در منزل آسایش کردم. ― dar manzel âsâyeš kardam. ― I relaxed at home.

2. temporary stop for travellers; lodging house, way station
3. (figurative) destination; goal
4. (figurative) stage; degree

Derived terms

• منزل دادن (manzel dâdan)
• منزل کردن (manzel kardan)
• منزلگاه (manzelgâh)
• میان منزل (miyân-manzel)
• هم منزل (ham-manzel)

Descendants

• → Assamese: মঞ্জিল (moñzil)
• → Bajjika:

  Devanagari script: मंजिल (mañjil)

  Kaithi script: 𑂧𑂁𑂔𑂱𑂪 (mañjil)

• → Bengali: মঞ্জিল (monjil)
• → Garhwali: मंजिल (mañjil)
• → Gujarati: મંજિલ (mañjil)
• → Old Hindi: مَنْزِل (mnzl)
  • Braj: मंजिल (mañjil)
  • Hindustani: manzil

    Hindi: मंज़िल

    Urdu: مَنْزِل

  • Kannauji: मंजिल
• → Kumaoni: मंजिल
• → Magahi:

  Devanagari script: मंजिल (mañjil)

  Kaithi script: 𑂧𑂁𑂔𑂱𑂪 (mañjil)

• → Maithili: mañjil

  Devanagari script: मञ्जिल

  Tirhuta script: 𑒧𑒘𑓂𑒖𑒱𑒪

• → Malayalam: മഞ്ചല് (mañcal)
• → Marwari:

  Devanagari script: मंजल (mañjal), मंजिल (mañjil)

  Mahajani script: 𑅬𑅧𑅛𑅮 (mnjl), 𑅬𑅧𑅛𑅑𑅮 (mnjil)

• → Punjabi: manzal, manzil

  Gurmukhi script: ਮੰਜ਼ਲ, ਮੰਜ਼ਿਲ

  Shahmukhi script: مَنْزِل, مَنْزَل

• → Sindhi: manzila

  Arabic script: مَنْزِلَ

  Devanagari script: मंज़िल

  Khudabadi script: 𑋗𑋟𑋂𑋩𑋡𑋚

• → Tamil: மஞ்சில் (mañcil)
• → Uzbek: manzil

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَنزِل (manzil), from Arabic مَنْزِل (manzil, “house, dwelling”). First attested in c. 1421 as Old Hindi مَنْزِل (mnzl /⁠manzil⁠/, “abode”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mən.zɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪl
• Hyphenation: مَن‧زِل

Noun

مَنْزِل • (manzil) f (formal plural مَنازِل (manāzil), Hindi spelling मंज़िल)

1. storey, floor (of any building)

   Synonym: مالا m (mālā)

2. destination (of a journey)
3. house; abode
4. (figuratively) a line

Declension

Declension of منزل

	singular	plural
direct	مَنْزِل (manzil)	مَنْزِلیں (manzilẽ)
oblique	مَنْزِل (manzil)	مَنْزِلوں (manzilõ)
vocative	مَنْزِل (manzil)	مَنْزِلو (manzilo)

Further reading

• “منزل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “منزل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “منزل”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 612
• S. W. Fallon (1879) “منزل”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 1122
• Platts, John T. (1884) “منزل”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1076
• John Shakespear (1834) “منزل”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3^rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC, page 1685