مہمان
See also: مهمان
Baluchi
Noun
مہمان • (mihmán)
- guest
See also
- میمان (memán)
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)
- 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.