मिलना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
मिलना (milnā)
मिलाना (milānā)
मिलवाना (milvānā)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀇 (milaï), from Sanskrit मिलति (milati), possibly from मि॒श्र (miśrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mićrás, from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ-, possibly from *mey-. Cognate to Punjabi ਮਿਲਣਾ (milṇā), Nepali मिल्नु (milnu), Gujarati મળવું (maḷvũ), Assamese মিলা (mila), Sylheti ꠝꠤꠟꠣ (mila), Bengali মেলা (mela), and Marathi मिळणे (miḷṇe).

    Verb

    मिलना • (milnā) (Urdu spelling ملنا)

    1. to meet, encounter; have a meeting [with (oblique +) से (se) ‘with someone’]
      Synonym: भेंटना (bhẽṭnā)
      जब मैं दुकान में था वह अचानक मुझसे मिलने आई।
      jab ma͠i dukān mẽ thā vah acānak mujhse milne āī.
      She suddenly came to meet me when I was at the store.
    2. to be found [with dative or (oblique +) को (ko) ‘by someone’]
      Antonym: खो जाना (kho jānā)
      मिल जानाmil jānāto have finally found
      मुझको अपनी पेन्सिल नहीं मिली
      mujhko apnī pensil nahī̃ milī.
      I didn't find my pencil.
    3. to be mixed, blended, combined
    4. to receive, get, obtain; be given [with dative or (oblique +) को (ko) ‘by someone’]
      उसको बहुत इनाम मिले हैं।
      usko bahut inām mile ha͠i.
      He has been given many prizes.
      • 1880 – 1936, Premchand, तेंतर:
        उस दिन से सिद्धू को मनोरंजन का एक नया विषय मिल गया।
        us din se siddhū ko manorañjan kā ek nayā viṣay mil gayā.
        From that day Siddhu obtained a new topic for his entertainment.
    5. to match, seem alike; resemble
      शक़्ल मिलनाśaqla milnāto look similar; to have similar faces
    6. to be in harmony, in tune; to get along

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