तमन्ना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تمنا (tamannā), from Arabic تَمَنِّي (tamannī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.mən.nɑː/, [t̪ɐ.mɐ̃n.näː]

Noun

तमन्ना • (tamannā) f (Urdu spelling تمنا)

1. wish
2. desire
3. longing
4. aspiration

Declension

Declension of तमन्ना (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तमन्ना tamannā	तमन्नाएँ tamannāẽ
oblique	तमन्ना tamannā	तमन्नाओं tamannāõ
vocative	तमन्ना tamannā	तमन्नाओ tamannāo

Synonyms

• इच्छा (icchā)
• कामना (kāmnā)
• चाह (cāh)
• अभिलाषा (abhilāṣā)