مہنا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मेथन (mēthana, abusive speech).

Pronunciation

Noun

مِہْݨا • (mihṇām (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਿਹਣਾ)

  1. accusation, complaint, aspersion
    تَیْنُوْں مِہۡݨا چاک دا دے کَیْدوْ، وِچّ پرھے دے شور مچایا اِی (Heer - Waris Shah)
    By accusing you of (consorting with) a cowherd, Kaido has kicked up a storm in the village council.
  2. taunt, gibe

Declension

Declension of مہنا
singular plural
direct مِہْݨا (mihṇā) مِہْݨے (mihṇe)
oblique مِہْݨے (mihṇe) مِہْݨیْاں (mihṇiyāṉ)
vocative مِہْݨیْا (mihṇiyā) مِہْݨیو (mihṇeyo)
ablative مِہْݨیوں (mihṇeyoṉ) مِہْݨیْاں (mihṇiyāṉ)
locative مِہْݨِیں (mihṇīṉ)
instrumental مِہْݨے (mihṇe)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “مِہنا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਮਿਹਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mēthana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press