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 • (māhm (Urdu spelling ماہ)

  1. a month
    Synonyms: महीना (mahīnā), मास (mās)
  2. the moon
    Synonyms: चांद (cānd), चंद्रमा (candramā), महताब (mahtāb)
Declension
Declension of माह (masc cons-stem)
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 • (māhm (Urdu spelling ماہ)

  1. (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 • (māhf (Urdu spelling ماہ)

  1. Jasminum multiflorum

Etymology 4

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀳 (māha), from Sanskrit माघ (māgha).

Noun

माह • (māhm (Urdu spelling ماہ)

  1. Magha month

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