माह
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑːɦ/, [mäːʱ]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian ماه (māh), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s. Doublet of मास (mās). Cognate of English moon.
Noun
माह • (māh) m (Urdu spelling ماہ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | माह māh |
माह māh |
| oblique | माह māh |
माहों māhõ |
| vocative | माह māh |
माहो māho |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit मध्य (madhya)
Noun
माह • (māh) m (Urdu spelling ماہ)
- (dialectal) in, inside, within
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
माह • (māh) f (Urdu spelling ماہ)
- Jasminum multiflorum
Etymology 4
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀳 (māha), from Sanskrit माघ (māgha).
Noun
माह • (māh) m (Urdu spelling ماہ)
- Magha month
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “माह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “माह”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “माह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press