मंज़िल

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मंजिल (mañjil), मनजिल (manjil), मनज़िल (manzil)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَنزِل (manzil), from Arabic مَنْزِل (manzil, “house, dwelling”). First attested in c. 1421 as Old Hindi مَنْزِل (mnzl, “abode”). Cognate with Marathi मजला (majlā), Bengali মঞ্জিল (monjil).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mən.zɪl/, [mɐ̃n.zɪl], /mən.d͡ʒɪl/, [mɐ̃n.d͡ʒɪl]

Noun

मंज़िल • (manzil) f (Urdu spelling منزل)

1. storey, floor (of a building)

   Synonym: खंड (khaṇḍ)

   उनका फ़्लैट दो मंज़िलें नीचे है।

   unkā flaiṭ do manzilẽ nīce hai.

   Their flat is two floors down.

2. destination; stage (of a journey)

   Synonym: ठिकाना (ṭhikānā)

   यह इमारत मेरी आख़री मंज़िल है।

   yah imārat merī āxrī manzil hai.

   This building is my final destination.

3. house

   Synonym: घर (ghar)

Declension

Declension of मंज़िल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मंज़िल manzil	मंज़िलें manzilẽ
oblique	मंज़िल manzil	मंज़िलों manzilõ
vocative	मंज़िल manzil	मंज़िलो manzilo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मंज़िल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “maṃzil”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 778