مہمان

مہمان

See also: مهمان‎

Baluchi

Noun

مہمان • (mihmán)

1. guest

See also

• میمان‎ (memán)

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Urdu

Alternative forms

• مہماں‎ (mehmā̃) - poetic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مهمان‎ (mehmân).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /meːɦ.mɑːn/, /mɪɦ.mɑːn/, [mɛɦ.mɑːn]
  • (poetic) (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /meːɦ.mɑ̃ː/, [mɛɦ.mɑ̃ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑːn, -ɑ̃ː

Noun

مِہْمان • (mihmān) m (Hindi spelling मेहमान)

1. guest

   Antonym: میزبان‎ (mezbān, “host”)

Derived terms

• مہمان نوازی‎ (mihmān-navāzī, “hospitality”)

References

• “مہمان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مہمان”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.