منہ

Punjabi

Noun

مُن٘ہ • (muṉh) m

  1. Alternative form of مُون٘ہہ‎ (mūṉh)

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha), 𑀫𑀼𑀖 (mugha), from Sanskrit मुख (múkha, “mouth, face, visage”). Compare Punjabi مُون٘ہہ‎ (mūṉh).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُن٘ہ • (muṉh) m (Hindi spelling मुँह)

  1. (anatomy) mouth
    ‏تمہارے منہ میں کیا ہے؟‎‎ ― tumhāre mũh mẽ kyā hai? ― What's in your mouth?
    Synonym: دہان‎ (dahān)
  2. (anatomy) face
    ‏اُس نے میرے منہ پر پانی پھینکا۔‎‎
    us-ne mere mũh par pānī phainkā.
    He threw water on my face.
    Synonym: چہرہ‎ (cehrā)
  3. (figurative) reputation
    ‏سماج کو کیا منہ دکھائیں گے؟‎‎
    samāj ko kyā munh dikhāẽ ge?
    We'll have no reputation in society!
    (literally, “What face can we show society?”)
  4. (figuratively) bad mood
    ‏اُس کا منہ بنا ہوا ہے‎
    us kā mũh banā huā hai.
    He is in a bad mood.
    (literally, “He has a face on.”)

Declension
Declension of منہ
singular plural
direct مُن٘ہ‎ (mũh) مُن٘ہ‎ (mũh)
oblique مُن٘ہ‎ (mũh) مُن٘ہوں‎ (mũhō̃)
vocative مُن٘ہ‎ (mũh) مُن٘ہو‎ (mũhō)

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