مهدی

See also: مهدي‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَهْدِي‎ (mahdī, “guided”), derived from the passive participle of هَدَى‎ (hadā, “to guide”), from the root ه د ي‎ (h-d-y), related to guiding. Compare Classical Syriac ܗܕܝ‎ (“to lead”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mahdiː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mahdiː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mæhdiː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /mahdi/

(colloquial) IPA^(key): [mæhˈd̪iː], [mehˈd̪iː], [meːˈd̪iː], [meːˈt̪iː]

Proper noun

مهدی • (mahdi)

(Islam) Mahdi
a male given name, Mahdi or Mehdi, from Arabic

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