ਮੀਂਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मेघ (megha). Compare Urdu مین٘ہ (mẽh) / Hindi मेंह (mẽh) and Gujarati મેહ (meh).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: mī̃́ IPA^(key): /mĩː˦/
Rhymes: -ĩː˦

Noun

ਮੀਂਹ • (mī̃h) m (Shahmukhi spelling مینہہ)

rain
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Ram Das, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 757:
  ਝਖੜੁ ਝਾਗੀ ਮੀਹੁ ਵਰਸੈ ਭੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਦੇਖਣ ਜਾਈ
  jhakhṛu jhāgī mīhu varsai bhī guru dekhaṇ jāī
  Even in violent storms and torrential rain, I go out to catch a glimpse of my Guru.
ਅੱਜ-ਕੱਲ ਆਪਣੇ ਬਾਹਲ਼ਾ ਮੀਂਹ ਪੈਣ ਡਿਹਾ.
ajja-kalla āpaṇe bāhḷā mī̃h paiṇ ḍihā.
We've been having a lot of rain lately.

Synonyms: ਵਰਖਾ (varkhā), ਬਰਸਾਤ (barsāt)

Declension

Declension of **ਮੀਂਹ**
	singular	plural
direct	ਮੀਂਹ (mī̃h)	ਮੀਂਹ (mī̃h)
oblique	ਮੀਂਹ (mī̃h)	ਮੀਂਹਾਂ (mī̃hā̃)
vocative	ਮੀਂਹਾ (mī̃hā)	ਮੀਂਹੋ (mī̃ho)
ablative	ਮੀਂਹੋਂ (mī̃hõ)	—
locative	ਮੀਂਹੇ (mī̃he)	ਮੀਂਹੀਂ (mī̃hī̃)
instrumental	ਮੀਂਹੇ (mī̃he)	ਮੀਂਹੀਂ (mī̃hī̃)

Derived terms

ਮੀਂਹ ਪੈਣੇ (mī̃h paiṇe)

References

“ਮੀਂਹ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੀਂਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.