مذہب

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See also: مذهب

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مذهب (mazhab), from Arabic مَذْهَب (maḏhab).

Pronunciation

Noun

مَذْہَب (mazhabm (formal plural مَذاہِب (mazāhib), Hindi spelling मज़हब)

  1. (chiefly) religion
    Synonyms: دین (dīn), دَھرْم (dharm)
    • Muhammad Iqbal, Tarānā-e-Hind :
      مذہب نہیں سکھاتا آپس میں بیر رکھنا
      ہندی ہیں ہم وطن ہے ہندوستاں ہمارا
      mazhab nahī̃ sikhātā, āpas mẽ bair rakhnā
      hindī ha͠i ham, vatan ha͠i, hindostā̃ hamārā
      Religion does not preach animosity among ourselves.
      We are Hindi and our homeland is Hindustan.
  2. creed, sectarian belief
  3. (Islam) madhhab, school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence
  4. (by extension) any school of thought

Declension

    Declension of مذہب
singular plural
direct مذہب (mazhab) مذہب (mazhab)
oblique مذہب (mazhab) مذہبوں (mazhabõ)
vocative مذہب (mazhab) مذہبو (mazhabo)

Derived terms

References

  • مذہب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • مذہب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.