Mamdani

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Gujarati મામદાણી (māmdāṇī), a patronymic surname of મામદો (māmdo, “Muslim”, literally “Mohammedan”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məmˈdɑːni/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /məmˈdɑni/, /mɑmˈdɑni/, enPR: məm-dä'nē, mäm-dä'nē
  • Rhymes: -ɑːni

Proper noun

Mamdani

  1. A surname from Gujarati.
    • 2025 September 18, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Obama's advice, socialists' demands, meetings with skeptics: Inside Mamdani's prep to run New York City”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Even friends and advisers working with [Zohran] Mamdani's campaign and like-minded allies on the city council, among the three dozen New York leaders who spoke with CNN, say privately that they fear Mamdani is behind in preparing for what's ahead if he wins November's election, as reliable public polls show he is in strong position to do.
    1. (US politics) Zohran Mamdani (born 1991), American politician, mayor of New York City since 2026.

Derived terms

Zohran Mamdani
  • Mamdanistan
  • (internet slang, humorous, referring to his election campaign) Mamdate of Heaven

Descendants

  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: ममदानी (mamdānī)
    Urdu: مَمْدَانِی (mamdānī)

Coordinate terms

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