مہندی
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मेन्धिका (mendhikā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mɪ.ɦən.d̪iː/, [mɛ.ɦɛn.d̪iː]
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
مِہَنْدی • (mihandī) f (Hindi spelling मेहँदी)
- henna (Lawsonia inermis and its dye)
- Synonym: (rare) حِنا (hinā)
Declension
| Declension of مہندی | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | مہندی (mihandī) | مہندیاں (mihandiyā̃) |
| oblique | مہندی (mihandī) | مہندیوں (mihandiyō̃) |
| vocative | مہندی (mihandī) | مہندیو (mihandiyō) |
References
- “مہندی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “مہندی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.