مصالحہ

Urdu

Etymology

From Classical Persian مصالح‎ (maṣāliḥ, “affairs, materials, spices”), a plural of مصلحت‎ (maslahat), itself borrowing from Arabic مَصْلَحَة‎ (maṣlaḥa).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mə.sɑːl.(ɦ)ɑ(ː)/
  • (dated or formal) IPA(key): /mə.sɑː.lɪ.(ɦ)ɑ(ː)/

Noun

مَصالِحَہ or مَصالْحَہ • (maṣāliḥa or maṣālḥa) m (Hindi spelling मसाला or [Term?]‎)

  1. spices, seasoning
  2. masala
  3. (slang) gossip, talk

Declension
Declension of مصالحہ
singular plural
direct مَصالِحہ‎ (maṣāliḥah) مَصالِحے‎ (maṣāliḥe)
oblique مَصالِحے‎ (maṣāliḥe) مَصالِحوں‎ (maṣāliḥõ)
vocative مَصالِحے‎ (maṣāliḥe) مَصالِحو‎ (maṣāliḥo)

Descendants
  • → English: masala

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

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu مصالحہ‎ (masālah).

Noun

مصالحہ (masālah)

  1. masala, spices
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