مردانه

See also: مردانہ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Persian مردانه (mardâne, “manly, masculine”), from مرد (mard, “man”) + ـانه (-âne).

    Adjective

    مردانه • (merdane)

    1. masculine, manly, male, of or pertaining to the male gender
      Synonyms: ذكر (zeker), نر (ner)
    2. manly, virile, having characteristics associated with being male
      Synonym: ذكر (zeker)
    Derived terms
    • مردانكی (merdanegî, “manliness”)
    • مردانه زنانه (merdane zenane, “kind of slipper for women”)
    • مردانه سركردان (merdane ser gerdan, “a type of slipper”)
    • مردانه‌لك (merdanelik, “bravery, courage”)
    Descendants
    • Turkish: merdane
    • → Armenian: մէրտանէ (mērtanē)

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    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Persian وردانه (vardâne, “rolling pin”) with a change of initial consonant, itself from Proto-Iranian *wart- (“to turn”). See Armenian գրտնակ (grtnak) for more.

      Noun

      مردانه • (merdane) (definite accusative مردانه‌یی (merdaneyi), plural مردانه‌لر (merdaneler))

      1. roller, cylinder, any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine
        Synonyms: اسطوانه (üstüvâne), سلندر (silindir)
      2. rolling pin, a cylinder with a handle at each end used to flatten dough
        Synonyms: اوقلاغی (oklağı), مرقاق (mirkak)
      3. printing roll, a roll carrying a printing form or being itself the printing form
      4. rolling press, a hand press or calender that operates by means of rollers
      5. club, any stick-like plaything used in athletic exercises or by jugglers
      Descendants
      • Turkish: merdane, merdene
      • → Armenian: մէրտէնէ (mērtēnē)
      • → Bulgarian: мердене́ (merdené)
      • → Romanian: merdenea

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      Persian

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From مرد (mard) +‎ ـانه (-âne).

      Pronunciation

       

      Readings
      Classical reading? mardāna
      Dari reading? mardāna
      Iranian reading? mardâne
      Tajik reading? mardona

      Adjective

      مردانه • (mardâne) (comparative مردانه‌تَر, superlative مردانه‌تَرین)

      Dari مردانه
      Iranian Persian
      Tajik мардона
      1. manly
        این کیکاوس سپاه سالاری بود نام او رستم بن دستان و این رستم مردی بود که از جهان از او مردانه تر نبود
        ēn Kay Kāvus sepāh sālārē būd nām ī ōy Rostam bin Dastān o ēn Rostam mardē būd ke az jahān az ōy mardāneh tar na būd
        Kay Kavus had an army commander by the name of Rostam son of Dastān and no man in the world was manlier than him.
      2. masculine

      Inflection

      Basic forms of مردانه
      bare مردانه (mardâné)
      ezâfe مردانهٔ (mardâné-ye)
      marked indefinite
      or relative definite       		مردانه‌ای (mardâné-i)
      Possessive forms of مردانه
      singular plural
      1st person
      (“my, our”)       		مردانه‌ام (mardâné-am, mardunám△) مردانه‌مان (mardâné-ye-mân, marduné-mân, mardunámun△)
      2nd person
      (“your”)       		مردانه‌ات (mardâné-at, mardunát△) مردانه‌تان (mardâné-ye-tân, marduné-tân, mardunátun△)
      3rd person
      (“his, her, its, their”)       		مردانه‌اش (mardâné-aš, mardunáš△) مردانه‌شان (mardâné-ye-šân, marduné-šân, mardunášun△)

      △ Colloquial.

      Predicative forms of مردانه (mardâne)
      singular plural
      1st person
      (“I am, we are”)       		مردانه‌ام، مردانه‌ام، مردانم△ (mardâné-am, mardânám△) مردانه‌ایم (mardâné-im)
      2nd person
      (“you are”)       		مردانه‌ای (mardâné-i) مردانه‌اید، مردانه‌این△ (mardâné-id, mardâné-in△)
      3rd person
      (“he/she/it is, they are”)       		مردانه است، مردانه‌ئه، مردانس△ (mardâné ast, mardâné-e, mardânás△) مردانه‌اند، مردانه‌ان، مردانن△ (mardâné-and, mardâné-an, mardânán△)

      △ Colloquial.

      Derived terms

      Descendants

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