मेहनत
See also: मेहनती
Hindi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian محنت (mihnat), from Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /meːɦ.nət̪/, [meːʱ.nɐt̪], /məɦ.nət̪/, [mɛʱ.nɐt̪]
Noun
मेहनत • (mehnat) f (Urdu spelling محنت)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मेहनत mehnat |
मेहनतें mehnatẽ |
| oblique | मेहनत mehnat |
मेहनतों mehnatõ |
| vocative | मेहनत mehnat |
मेहनतो mehnato |
Related terms
- मेहनत करना (mehnat karnā)
- मेहनती (mehnatī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मेहनत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian محنت (mihnat), from Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna). Compare Gujarati મહેનત (mahenat), Punjabi ਮਿਹਨਤ (mihnat) / محنت (mḥnt), Bengali মেহনত (mehonot).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meɦ.nət̪/, [me.nət̪]
Noun
मेहनत • (mehnat) f
Derived terms
- मेहनती (mehnatī, “hardworking”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मेहनत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मेहनत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मेहनत-ती”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)