माह

Hindi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has
Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah
Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h)
Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (byʿḥ)
Classical Persian مَاه (māh)bor.
Hindi माह

    Borrowed from Classical Persian مَاه (māh), from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (byʿḥ). Doublet of मास (mās).

    Noun

    माह • (māh) m (Urdu spelling ماہ)

    1. a month
      Synonyms: महीना (mahīnā), मास (mās)
    2. the moon
      Synonyms: चांद (cānd), चंद्रमा (candramā), महताब (mahtāb)
    Declension
    Declension of माह (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct माह
    māh     		माह
    māh
    oblique माह
    māh     		माहों
    māhõ
    vocative माह
    māh     		माहो
    māho

    Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *me
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
    Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
    Proto-Indo-European *médʰi
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰyas
    Sanskrit मध्य॑ (mádhya)
    Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀛 (majha /⁠majjha⁠/)
    Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 (majjha)
    Hindi माह

      Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 (majjha, “middle, central”), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀛 (majha /⁠majjha⁠/), from Sanskrit मध्य॑ (mádhya).

      Noun

      माह • (māh) m (Urdu spelling ماہ)

      1. (dialectal) in, inside, within
        Synonym: में (mẽ)

      Etymology 3

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Noun

      माह • (māh) f (Urdu spelling ماہ)

      1. star jasmine flower; Jasminum multiflorum
        Synonym: कुंद (kund)

      Etymology 4

      Etymology tree
      Sanskrit माघ (māgha)
      Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀳 (māha)
      Hindi माह

        Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀳 (māha), from Sanskrit माघ (māgha). Doublet of माघ (māgh).

        Noun

        माह • (māh) m (Urdu spelling ماہ)

        1. Magha month

        References

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