منش

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (myn-šn' /⁠menišn⁠/, “character, thought”), from the verb root men- (“to think”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.nɪ́ʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.nɪ́ʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mä.nɪ́ʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mä.níʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæ.néʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.níʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	maniš
Dari reading?	maniš
Iranian reading?	maneš
Tajik reading?	maniš

Noun

Dari	منش
Iranian Persian
Tajik	маниш

منش • (maneš)

1. character, nature

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “منش”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim