मेहनत
See also: मेहनती
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मिहनत (mihnat)
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /meːɦ.nət̪/, [meːɦ.n̪ət̪], /məɦ.nət̪/, [mɛɦ.n̪ət̪]
Noun
मेहनत • (mehnat) f (Urdu spelling محنت)
Declension
Declension of मेहनत (fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मेहनत mehnat |
मेहनतें mehnatẽ |
| oblique | मेहनत mehnat |
मेहनतों mehnatõ |
| vocative | मेहनत mehnat |
मेहनतो mehnato |
Related terms
- मेहनत करना (mehnat karnā)
- मेहनती (mehantī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मेहनत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian محنت (mehnat), from Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna). Compare Gujarati મહેનત (mahenat), Punjabi ਮਿਹਨਤ (mihnat) / محنت (mḥnt), Bengali মেহনত (mehonot).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meɦ.nət̪/, [me.nət̪]
Derived terms
- मेहनती (mehantī, “hardworking”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “मेहनत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मेहनत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “मेहनत-ती”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
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