memnun

Memnun is a Turkish adjective meaning pleased, satisfied, or content. It describes a positive emotional state in response to a person, action, outcome, or circumstance. The related noun memnuniyet denotes the feeling of satisfaction or contentment, and is common in formal language such as reports and customer surveys. Verbally, memnun olmak or memnun kalmak means to become or to remain pleased, while memnun etmek means to please someone.

Etymology: Memnun derives from Persian mamnûn (ممنون) meaning grateful or thankful, transmitted into Ottoman Turkish and later modern Turkish with a semantic shift toward general contentment rather than explicit gratitude.

Usage notes: In everyday Turkish, memnunum means I am pleased; memnun oldum also conveys a similar sense. The phrase birini memnun etmek means to please someone. The noun memnuniyet is used for the state of satisfaction, as in customer memnuniyeti or memnuniyet raporu. In formal or written language, memnuniyet is more common, while memnun is more colloquial.

Name usage: Memnun is primarily an adjective but can appear as a given name or surname within Turkish-speaking communities, though this is uncommon relative to its use as a descriptor.