مہندی

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मेन्धिका (mendhikā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /meː.ɦən.d̪iː/, /mɪ.ɦən.d̪iː/, /meː.ɦə̃.d̪iː/, /mɪ.ɦə̃.d̪iː/, ,
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

مہندی (mehandī or mihandīf (Hindi spelling मेहँदी or मिहँदी)

  1. henna (Lawsonia inermis and its dye)
    Synonym: (rare) حِنا (hinā)

Declension

    Declension of مہندی
singular plural
direct مہندی (mihandī) مہندِیاں (mihandiyā̃)
oblique مہندی (mihandī) مہندِیوں (mihandiyō̃)
vocative مہندی (mihandī) مہندِیو (mihandiyō)

References

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