रहनुमा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- राहनुमा (rāhnumā) — less common
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian راهنما (rāh-namā, literally “showing the way”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾəɦ.nʊ.mɑː/, [ɾɛʱ.nʊ.mäː]
Noun
रहनुमा • (rahnumā) m (Urdu spelling رہنما)
- a guide
- Synonym: मार्गदर्शक (mārgadarśak)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रहनुमा rahnumā |
रहनुमे rahnume |
| oblique | रहनुमे rahnume |
रहनुमों rahnumõ |
| vocative | रहनुमे rahnume |
रहनुमो rahnumo |
Derived terms
- रहनुमाई (rahnumāī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press