"تنگنا" meaning in Persian

See تنگنا in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [tanɡ.ˈnɑːj] [Classical-Persian], [t̪ʰäŋɡ.nɑ́ː] [Dari, formal], [t̪ʰäŋɡ.nɑ́ː] [Dari, formal], [t̪ʰäŋɡ.nɑ́ː] [Kabuli], [t̪ʰäŋɡ.nɔ́ː] (note: Hazaragi), [t̪ʰæɲɡʲ.nɒ́ː] [Iran, formal], [t̪ʰäŋɡ.nɔ́] [Tajik, formal] Forms: tangnâ [romanization], تنگنای [alternative, Classical-Persian]
Etymology: From تنگ (tang) + نا (nâ). Etymology templates: {{af|fa|تنگ|نا}} تنگ (tang) + نا (nâ) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|||||||f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=tangnâ|tr2=|tr3=}} تنگنا • (tangnâ), {{fa-noun|tr=tangnâ}} تنگنا • (tangnâ)
  1. tight place; defile, gorge, bottleneck
    Sense id: en-تنگنا-fa-noun-caUICVX~
  2. difficult circumstances
    Sense id: en-تنگنا-fa-noun-zmDo7lou Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 11 89
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        "Dari",
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      "ipa": "[t̪ʰäŋɡ.nɔ́ː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
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      ]
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      ],
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      "ipa": "[t̪ʰäŋɡ.nɑ́ː]",
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      "ipa": "[t̪ʰäŋɡ.nɔ́ː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
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      "ipa": "[t̪ʰæɲɡʲ.nɒ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[t̪ʰäŋɡ.nɔ́]",
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      ]
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  "word": "تنگنا"
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