منہ
Punjabi
Noun
مُن٘ہ • (muṉh) m
- Alternative form of مُون٘ہہ (mūṉh)
Urdu
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Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha), 𑀫𑀼𑀖 (mugha), from Sanskrit मुख (múkha, “mouth, face, visage”). Compare Punjabi مُون٘ہہ (mūṉh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊ̃ɦ/
- Rhymes: -ʊ̃ɦ
Noun
مُن٘ہ • (mũh) m (Hindi spelling मुँह)
- (anatomy) mouth
- تمہارے منہ میں کیا ہے؟ ― tumhāre mũh mẽ kyā hai? ― What's in your mouth?
- (anatomy) face
- اُس نے میرے منہ پر پانی پھینکا۔
- us-ne mere mũh par pānī phainkā.
- He threw water on my face.
- Synonym: چہرہ (cehrā)
- (figurative) reputation
- سماج کو کیا منہ دکھائیں گے؟
- samāj ko kyā munh dikhāẽ ge?
- We'll have no reputation in society!
- (literally, “What face can we show society?”)
- (figuratively) bad mood
- اُس کا منہ بنا ہوا ہے
- us kā mũh banā huā hai.
- He is in a bad mood.
- (literally, “He has a face on.”)
Declension
| Declension of منہ | ||
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| singular | plural | |
| direct | مُن٘ہ (mũh) | مُن٘ہ (mũh) |
| oblique | مُن٘ہ (mũh) | مُن٘ہوں (mũhō̃) |
| vocative | مُن٘ہ (mũh) | مُن٘ہو (mũhō) |
References
- “منہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “منہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.