مهدی
See also: مهدي
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic مَهْدِي (mahdī, “guided”), derived from the passive participle of هَدَى (hadā, “to guide”), from the root ه د ي (h-d-y), related to guiding. Compare Classical Syriac ܗܕܝ (“to lead”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mæhˈd̪iː]
- (colloquial) IPA(key): [mæhˈd̪iː], [mehˈd̪iː], [meːˈd̪iː], [meːˈt̪iː]
Proper noun
مهدی • (mahdi)
- (Islam) Mahdi
- A male given name, Mahdi or Mehdi.