منگنی

Urdu

Etymology

From مانگنا (māṅgnā, “to ask for”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /məŋɡ.niː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

مَن٘گْنی • (maṅgnī) f (Hindi spelling मँगनी)

1. engagement; betrothal (for marriage)

Declension

Declension of منگنی
	singular	plural
direct	منگنی (maṅgnī)	منگنِیاں (maṅgniyā̃)
oblique	منگنی (maṅgnī)	منگنِیوں (maṅgniyō̃)
vocative	منگنی (maṅgnī)	منگنِیو (maṅgniyō)

References

• “منگنی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “منگنی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.