महिला
See also: महल and मह्ल
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit महिला (mahilā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦɪ.lɑː/, [mə.ɦɪ.l̪äː]
Noun
महिला • (mahilā) f (Urdu spelling مہیلا)
- lady, female, woman
- यह स्नानघर केवल महिलाओं के लिए है।
- yah snānghar keval mahilāõ ke lie hai.
- This bathroom is for ladies only.
- Synonyms: औरत (aurat), स्त्री (strī)
Declension
Declension of महिला (fem ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | महिला mahilā | महिलाएँ mahilāẽ |
oblique | महिला mahilā | महिलाओं mahilāõ |
vocative | महिला mahilā | महिलाओ mahilāo |
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “महिला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʌ.ilä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: मइला
Noun
महिला • (mahilā)
- woman, female
- Synonyms: स्त्री (strī), नारी (nārī), आइमाई (āimāī)
- lady
- ma'am
References
- “महिला”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “महिला”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ᬫᬳᬶᬮᬵ (Balinese script)
- মহিলা (Assamese script)
- মহিলা (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰮𑰰𑰩𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌲𑌾 (Grantha script)
- મહિલા (Gujarati script)
- ਮਹਿਲਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦩꦲꦶꦭꦴ (Javanese script)
- មហិលា (Khmer script)
- ಮಹಿಲಾ (Kannada script)
- ມຫິລາ (Lao script)
- മഹിലാ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘦𑘮𑘱𑘩𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᠾᢈᠯᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- ᠮᠠᡥᡳᠯᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- မဟိလာ (Burmese script)
- 𑧆𑧎𑧒𑧉𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐴𑐶𑐮𑐵 (Newa script)
- ମହିଲା (Oriya script)
- ꢪꢲꢶꢭꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆲𑆴𑆬𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖮𑖰𑖩𑖯 (Siddham script)
- මහිලා (Sinhalese script)
- మహిలా (Telugu script)
- มหิลา (Thai script)
- མ་ཧི་ལཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒯𑒱𑒪𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
Noun
महिला • (mahilā) f
- a woman, female
- a woman literally or figuratively intoxicated
- a particularly fragrant drug
- name of a river
Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of महिला (mahilā) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | महिला mahilā | महिले mahile | महिलाः mahilāḥ |
Vocative | महिले mahile | महिले mahile | महिलाः mahilāḥ |
Accusative | महिलाम् mahilām | महिले mahile | महिलाः mahilāḥ |
Instrumental | महिलया / महिला¹ mahilayā / mahilā¹ | महिलाभ्याम् mahilābhyām | महिलाभिः mahilābhiḥ |
Dative | महिलायै mahilāyai | महिलाभ्याम् mahilābhyām | महिलाभ्यः mahilābhyaḥ |
Ablative | महिलायाः mahilāyāḥ | महिलाभ्याम् mahilābhyām | महिलाभ्यः mahilābhyaḥ |
Genitive | महिलायाः mahilāyāḥ | महिलयोः mahilayoḥ | महिलानाम् mahilānām |
Locative | महिलायाम् mahilāyām | महिलयोः mahilayoḥ | महिलासु mahilāsu |
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