خواهشمند

Persian

Etymology

From خواهش (xâheš) +‎ ـمند (-mand).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xʷɑː.hiʃ.ˈmanð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.ɦɪʃ.mǽn̪d̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.ɦɪʃ.mǽn̪d̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑː.jɪʃ.mǽn̪d̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔː.jiʃ.mǽn̪d̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒː.ɦeʃ.mǽn̪d̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔ.ɦiʃ.mǽn̪d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	xwāhišmand
Dari reading?	xāhišmand
Iranian reading?	xâhešmand
Tajik reading?	xohišmand

Adjective

خواهشمند • (xâhešmand)

1. requesting, asking

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خواهشمند”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim