مانند

See also: ـمانند

Persian

Etymology

Derived from (mânestan, “to resemble”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /maː.ˈnand/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.nän̪d̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː.nän̪d̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː.nän̪d̪̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mɒː.næn̪d̪̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɔ.nän̪d̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mānand
Dari reading^?	mānand
Iranian reading^?	mânand
Tajik reading^?	monand

Adjective


Iranian Persian	مانند
Dari	مانند
Tajik	монанд

مانند • (mânand)

resembling
Synonym: شبیه (šabih)

Preposition

مانند • (mânand-e)

like, resembling
Synonyms: مثل (mesl-e), همانند (hamânand), نظیر (nazir)
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume IV, verse 3054:
  این بدن مانند آن شیر علم / فکر می‌جنباند او را دم به دم
  in badan mânand-e ân šir-e 'alam / fekr mi-jonbânad u râ dam be dam
  This body is like the lion on the banner: thought is causing it to move continually.
such as