ममनून

Hindi

Alternative forms

मम्नून (mamnūn)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (mamnun), from Arabic مَمْنُون‎ (mamnūn), passive participle of the verb مَنَّ‎ (manna, “to be gracious”). Compare Punjabi ਮਮਨੂਨ (mamnūn) / مَمنون‎ (mamnūn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məm.nuːn/

Adjective

ममनून • (mamnūn) (Urdu spelling ممنون‎)

(rare) thankful, grateful, obliged, appreciative
Synonyms: एहसानमंद (ehsānmand), कृतज्ञ (kŕtagy), शुक्रगुज़ार (śukraguzār)

Antonym: कृतघ्न (kŕtaghna)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ममनून”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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