معنوی
See also: معنوي
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَعْنَوِيّ (maʕnawiyy).
Adjective
معنوی • (manevi)
Descendants
- Turkish: manevi
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَعْنَوِيّ (maʕnawiyy).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /maʔ.na.ˈwiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäʔ.nä.wíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mæʔ.næ.víː]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [mæː.næ.víː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mäʔ.nä.ví]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ma'nawī |
| Dari reading? | ma'nawī |
| Iranian reading? | ma'navi |
| Tajik reading? | ma'navi |
Adjective
| Dari | معنوی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | маънавӣ |
مَعنَوی • (ma'navi) (comparative مَعنَویتَر, superlative مَعنَویتَرین)
- semantic
- mental
- مالکیت معنوی ― mâlekiyat-e ma'navi ― intangible property
- spiritual
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 4229:
- خوش بیان کرد آن حکیم غزنوی
بهر محجوبان مثال معنوی- xoš bayân kard ân hakim-e ġaznavi
bahr-e mahjubân mesâl-e ma'navi - Well did the Sage of Ghazna set forth the [following] spiritual parable for the sake of those who are veiled [from perception of the truth].
- xoš bayân kard ân hakim-e ġaznavi
Related terms
- مَعنَویَت (ma'naviyat)
- مَعنی (ma'ni)