منشی

Persian

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊn.ʃíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊn.ʃíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mun.ʃí]

منشی • (munšī / monši) (plural منشیان (munšīyān / monšiyân), Tajik spelling муншӣ)

secretary, munshi
Ms. Mina caught her husband in an affair with her Austrian secretary.

Basic forms of
	singular	plural
bare	منشی (monší)	منشیان، منشیا^△ (monšiấn, monšiấ^△)
definitive direct object	منشی را، منشی رو^△ (monší râ, monší ro^△)	منشیان را، منشیا رو^△ (monšiấn râ, monšiấ ro^△)
ezâfe	منشی (monší-ye)	منشیان، منشیای^△ (monšiấn-e, monšiấ-ye^△)
marked indefinite or relative definite	منشی (monší)	منشیانی، منشیایی^△ (monšiấn-i, monšiấ-yi^△)

^△ Colloquial.

مُنْشی • (munśī) m (Hindi spelling मुन्शी)

“منشی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“مُنشی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Ultimately from Arabic مُنَشِّئ (munaššiʔ) from the root ن ش ء (n š ʔ).

مُنَشّی • (munaśśī) m (formal plural منشیات, Hindi spelling मुनश्शी)

“منشی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“مُنَشّی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.