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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُنْشِئ (munšiʔ).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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munšī
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| Dari reading?
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munšī
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| Iranian reading?
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monši
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| Tajik reading?
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munši
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Noun
منشی • (monši) (plural منشیان (monšiân))
- secretary, munshi
خانم مینا شوهرش را در رابطه عاشقانه با منشی اتریشی اش گرفت.- Ms. Mina caught her husband in an affair with her Austrian secretary.
Inflection
| Basic forms of منشی (monši)
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singular
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plural
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| bare
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منشی
(monší)
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منشیان
(monšiấn)
منشیا △
(monšiấ)
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| definitive direct object
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منشی را
(monší râ)
منشی رو △
(monší ro)
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منشیان را
(monšiấn râ)
منشیا رو △
(monšiấ ro)
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| ezâfe
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منشی
(monší-ye)
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منشیان
(monšiấn-e)
منشیای △
(monšiấ-ye)
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marked indefinite
or relative definite
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منشی
(monší)
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منشیانی
(monšiấn-i)
منشیایی △
(monšiấ-yi)
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| △ Colloquial.
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Descendants
Urdu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian منشی (munšī), from Arabic مُنْشِئ (munšiʔ). Cognate with Bengali মুনশি (munśi).
Pronunciation
Noun
مُنْشی • (munśī) m (Hindi spelling मुन्शी)
- secretary, munshi
- accountant, writer, scribe
References
- “منشی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “مُنشی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Arabic مُنَشِّئ (munaššiʔ) from the root ن ش ء (n-š-ʔ).
Pronunciation
Noun
مُنَشّی • (munaśśī) m (formal plural منشیات, Hindi spelling मुनश्शी)
- intoxicant; alcohol, narcotic, drug
References
- “منشی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “مُنَشّی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.