ماخولیا
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَاخُولِيَا (māḵūliyā), from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /maː.xuː.li.ˈjaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɑː.xuː.li.jɑ́ː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mɒː.xuː.li.jɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mɔ.χu.li.jɔ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | māxūliyā |
| Dari reading? | māxūliyā |
| Iranian reading? | mâxuliyâ |
| Tajik reading? | moxuliyo |
Noun
ماخولیا • (māxūliyā / mâxuliyâ) (Tajik spelling мохулиё)
- alternative form of مالیخولیا (mālīxūliyā / mâlixuliyâ, “melancholy”)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مَاخُولِیَا (māxūliyā), from Arabic مَاخُولِيَا (māḵūliyā), from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía). Doublet of مَالِیخُولِیَا (mālīxūliyā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mɑː.xuː.lɪ.jɑː/
Noun
ماخُولِیَا • (māxūliyā) m (Hindi spelling माख़ूलिया)
Further reading
- “ماخولیا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- John Shakespear (1834) “ماخولیا”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC