مے

Urdu

Alternative forms

مَئے‎ (ma'e)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (mey, “wine”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɛː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /mɛː/
Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

مے • (mai) f (Hindi spelling मय)

liquor
wine, alcohol
(poetry, Sufism) devotee, lover
‏مے کشو‎ ― mai kaśo ― Devoted lovers

References

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

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