مردانگی

Persian

Alternative forms

• مردونگی (mardunegi) (colloquial Tehrani)

Etymology

From مَردانه (mardâne, “masculine, manly”) +‎ ـگی (-egi, suffix forming abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [maɾ.dɑː.na.ˈɡiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪ɑː.nä.ɡíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪ɑː.nä.ɡíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪ɑː.nä.ɡíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪ɔː.nä.ɡí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɹ.d̪ɒːne.ɡʲíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪ɔ.nä.ɡí]

Readings
Classical reading?	mardāna-gī
Dari reading?	mardāna-gī
Iranian reading?	mardâne-gi
Tajik reading?	mardona-gi

Noun

Dari	مردانگی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мардонагӣ

مردانگی • (mardânegi)

1. manliness, masculinity, virility

   Synonym: مردی (mardi)

   Coordinate term: زنانگی (zanânegi)

Descendants

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਮਰਦਾਨਗੀ f (mardānagī)

  Shahmukhi script: مردانگی f (mardānagī)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مردانگی (mardānagī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɪɾ.d̪ɑːŋ.ɡiː/

Noun

مَرْدانَگی • (mardānagī) f (Hindi spelling मर्दानगी)

1. manliness, masculinity, virility