اندھا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀥 (aṃdha), from Sanskrit अन्ध (andha).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ən.d̪ʱɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /ən.d̪ʱɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

اَنْدھا • (andhā) (Hindi spelling अंधा)

blind
dirty, unclean (mirror, glass)
(figuratively, derogatory) dumb
(figuratively) astray (from faith)

Declension

Declension of اندھا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	اندھا‎ (andhā)	اندھے‎ (andhe)		اندھی‎ (andhī)	اندھی‎ (andhī)
indirect	اندھے‎ (andhe)	اندھے‎ (andhe)		اندھی‎ (andhī)	اندھی‎ (andhī)
vocative	اندھے‎ (andhe)	اندھے‎ (andhe)		اندھی‎ (andhī)	اندھی‎ (andhī)

Derived terms

اندھاپن‎ (andhāpan, “blindness”)

Noun

اَنْدھا • (andhā) m (feminine اندھی‎, Hindi spelling अंधा)

blind man
(figuratively, potentially derogatory, archaic) unbeliever, stray

Declension

Declension of اندھا
	singular	plural
direct	اندھا‎ (andhā)	اندھے‎ (andhe)
oblique	اندھے‎ (andhe)	اندھوں‎ (andhõ)
vocative	اندھے‎ (andhe)	اندھو‎ (andho)

References

“اندھا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“اندھا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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