महिला

See also: महल and मह्ल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महिला (mahilā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦɪ.lɑː/, [mə.ɦɪ.l̪äː]

Noun

महिला • (mahilā) f (Urdu spelling مہیلا‎)

  1. lady, female, woman
    यह स्नानघर केवल महिलाओं के लिए है।
    yah snānghar keval mahilāõ ke lie hai.
    This bathroom is for ladies only.
    Synonyms: औरत (aurat), स्त्री (strī)

Declension
Declension of महिला (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct महिला
mahilā		 महिलाएँ
mahilāẽ
oblique महिला
mahilā		 महिलाओं
mahilāõ
vocative महिला
mahilā		 महिलाओ
mahilāo

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “महिला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Nepali

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mʌ.ilä]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: मइला

Noun

महिला • (mahilā)

  1. woman, female
    Synonyms: स्त्री (strī), नारी (nārī), आइमाई (āimāī)
  2. lady
  3. ma'am

References
  • “महिला”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “महिला”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ᬫᬳᬶᬮᬵ (Balinese script)
  • মহিলা (Assamese script)
  • মহিলা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰦𑰮𑰰𑰩𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌲𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • મહિલા (Gujarati script)
  • ਮਹਿਲਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦩꦲꦶꦭꦴ (Javanese script)
  • មហិលា (Khmer script)
  • ಮಹಿಲಾ (Kannada script)
  • ມຫິລາ (Lao script)
  • മഹിലാ (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘦𑘮𑘱𑘩𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠮᠠᠾᢈᠯᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • ᠮᠠᡥᡳᠯᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • မဟိလာ (Burmese script)
  • 𑧆𑧎𑧒𑧉𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐩𑐴𑐶𑐮𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ମହିଲା (Oriya script)
  • ꢪꢲꢶꢭꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆩𑆲𑆴𑆬𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖦𑖮𑖰𑖩𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • මහිලා (Sinhalese script)
  • మహిలా (Telugu script)
  • มหิลา (Thai script)
  • མ་ཧི་ལཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒧𑒯𑒱𑒪𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Noun

महिला • (mahilā) f

  1. a woman, female
  2. a woman literally or figuratively intoxicated
  3. a particularly fragrant drug
  4. name of a river

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of महिला (mahilā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative महिला
mahilā		 महिले
mahile		 महिलाः
mahilāḥ
Vocative महिले
mahile		 महिले
mahile		 महिलाः
mahilāḥ
Accusative महिलाम्
mahilām		 महिले
mahile		 महिलाः
mahilāḥ
Instrumental महिलया / महिला¹
mahilayā / mahilā¹		 महिलाभ्याम्
mahilābhyām		 महिलाभिः
mahilābhiḥ
Dative महिलायै
mahilāyai		 महिलाभ्याम्
mahilābhyām		 महिलाभ्यः
mahilābhyaḥ
Ablative महिलायाः
mahilāyāḥ		 महिलाभ्याम्
mahilābhyām		 महिलाभ्यः
mahilābhyaḥ
Genitive महिलायाः
mahilāyāḥ		 महिलयोः
mahilayoḥ		 महिलानाम्
mahilānām
Locative महिलायाम्
mahilāyām		 महिलयोः
mahilayoḥ		 महिलासु
mahilāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
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