مانند

Derived from مانستن‎ (mânestan, “to resemble”).

(phonemic)

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /mɑːnand(i)/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /mɒːnand(ɪ)/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /mɒːnænd(e)/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /mɔːnand(i)/

(phonetic)

• IPA^(key): [mɒːˈnænd(e)]

مانند • (mânand)

1. resembling

   Synonym: شبیه‎ (šabih)

مانند • (mânand-e)

1. like, resembling

   Synonyms: مثل‎ (mesl-e), همانند‎ (hamânand), نظیر‎ (nazir)

   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, Reynold A. Nicholson, transl., 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.

2. such as

مانند • (-mânand)

1. -like