#desinameproblem

[Ghost14]

Re: #desinameproblem

I always called it Megatron in my head. Much easier.

[KKF]

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@Mezhgan

It does get used a bit but I wouldn’t say it’s super common. I would say it is more commonly used than in Urdu though. Quite a few names have it, like:

• Fozhan, a feminine name meaning “loud voice”
• Manizheh, name of a female character in the epic poem the *Shahnama *(“Book of Kings”).
• Bizhan, a male name based on a character in the Shahnama
• Mozhdeh, a female name meaning “good news”
• Nazhin, a supposedly unisex name derived from a type of tree. I say supposedly as I’ve never met a guy with this name.

in Urdu:

ZaaZ = filthy talk, a thorny bush
Zaalah = hale
Zozaf = dark, gahraa, 'omeeq
Zonad = saafii, rag cloth, gudRii, an old man etc
Zauleedagii = worries, loops within loops

aZdahaa = Python
aZdahaam = calamities

[12345678910]

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@Blacklisted_Prince

Hmri soch ktni mlti julti hy na

wo kaise

[Sentry]

This reminds me. My auntie is called nudret aka nuddie but I call her puddie (I know it’s a swear word but not sure the entire meaning). I’m probably going to hell anyway. I’ve been calling her puddie for 20yrs.. My bad..

[SaeedinPakistan]

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@Sentry

This reminds me. My auntie is called nudret aka nuddie but I call her puddie (I know it’s a swear word but not sure the entire meaning). I’m probably going to hell anyway. I’ve been calling her puddie for 20yrs.. My bad..

Don’t know which one is worse? Nuddie ya puddie

[Sentry]

@SaeedinPakistan:10078438

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This reminds me. My auntie is called nudret aka nuddie but I call her puddie (I know it’s a swear word but not sure the entire meaning). I’m probably going to hell anyway. I’ve been calling her puddie for 20yrs.. My bad..

Don’t know which one is worse? Nuddie ya puddie
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Lool. I used to run around the house calling her nuddie puddie when I was a kid. Those were the days.

[12345678910]

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@Sentry

Lool. I used to run around the house calling her nuddie puddie when I was a kid. Those were the days.

[StrangeOne]

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My name gets butchered in Pakistan. Goray pronounce in right. One time I booked at a table at restaurant on the phone. Once I got there I realized the reservation was for Mr
rhymes with giraffa.

And father’s name gets butchered too. My name is small yet unique so I understand why people get confused but his is very mainstream

In the end I just order pizza for the khan residence because that’s the easiest part of my name.

[KKF]

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Hindus really butcher some Muslims names, like:

Jaleel = Zaleel
Jaabir = Zaabir

lolz

[Blacklisted_Prince]

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@12345678910

wo kaise

I said tmra name kisi ne kya krna hy, tm ne b yehi kaha toh milti julti hogyi

[Sentry]

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@Mezhgan

My first name is the same as my GS name. It’s a Dari name and gets butchered quite a bit. The British assume it’s a variation of the name Megan (as in Megan Fox) and often pronounce it that way. More irritating is when Iranians correct me about the supposedly correct pronunciation. Pronunciation is relative as there a few different dialects of Persian/Dari (even within Iran), so no! I’m not pronouncing it wrong!

I have a Pashto middle name as well but that usually doesn’t get butchered as the the only speak who call me that speak Pashto and know how to pronounce it.

You got a nice name. When I first saw it I tried pronoucing it but I think the best I can do is call you “megan” unless I heard you tell me how it is pronouced.

[12345678910]

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i still pronounce ur name as maiz ghan @Mezhgan

[Sentry]

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@12345678910

i still pronounce ur name as maiz ghan @Mezhgan

Lol. It’s probably right but I dunno..

[12345678910]

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@Sentry

Lol. It’s probably right but I dunno..

lol dats not right she told us dat Z is pronounced like Sh may be i also dont know

[Mezhgan]

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@Sentry

Lol. It’s probably right but I dunno..

@12345678910

lol dats not right she told us dat Z is pronounced like Sh may be i also dont know

Erm..no.

It’s Mezh-gone (as in "gone home"). The -zh sound is a soft g sound like the g in the word protégé. It isn’t a z sound like in zebra. In Dari, the -zh sound is made by one letter, rather than two like in English.

I don’t really mind though. Asians tend to mispronounce it as the zh- sound isn’t common in Urdu (see @KKF and @Ess Emm’s explanation above).

[KKF]

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i will post an audio clip showing how to say this word. iA tomorrow.

Mez, why don’t you do it as well? will appreciate it!

[12345678910]

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lol yeah we all should upload our audio clips here

[KKF]

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@12345678910

lol yeah we all should upload our audio clips here

to, kis ne tumko rokaa huaa hai? bismillah karo!

[12345678910]

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@KKF

to, kis ne tumko rokaa huaa hai? bismillah karo!

no m shy koi aur start karay

[KKF]

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@12345678910

no m shy koi aur start karay

shyness to tabhii Khatm hogii jab sharmaanaa band kar ke audio post karogii! chalo, shabbaash! shur’u ho jaao!