मुहाक़
Hindi
Alternative forms
- महाक़ (mahāq)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian محاق (mohâq), from Arabic مُحاق (muḥāq).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mʊ.ɦɑːq/, [mʊ.ɦäːq], /mʊ.ɦɑːk/, [mʊ.ɦäːk]
Noun
मुहाक़ • (muhāq) m (Urdu spelling محاق) (rare)
- waning of the moon, declining of the moon in size and brightness after the fifteenth night
- last days of a lunar month
Declension
Declension of मुहाक़ (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मुहाक़ muhāq | मुहाक़ muhāq |
| oblique | मुहाक़ muhāq | मुहाक़ों muhāqõ |
| vocative | मुहाक़ muhāq | मुहाक़ो muhāqo |
Further reading
- “महाक”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “محاق”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.