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मजनू

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مجنون (majnūn), the main male character of Layla and Majnun who falls in love with Layla. Cognate with Bengali মজনু (mojonu)

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /məd͡ʒ.nuː/, [mɐd͡ʒ.nuː]

Proper noun

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मजनू (majnūm (Urdu spelling مجنوں)

  1. (figuratively) a Romeo

Declension

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