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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مطلب (matlab), from Arabic مَطْلَب (maṭlab).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mət̪.ləb/,
- Rhymes: -əb
Noun
मतलब • (matlab) m (Urdu spelling مطلب)
- meaning
- Synonym: अर्थ (arth)
- इस शब्द का मतलब क्या है? ― is śabd kā matlab kyā hai? ― What is this word's meaning?
- purpose, motive
- Synonyms: उद्देश्य (uddeśya), अभिप्राय (abhiprāy), मंशा (mañśā)
- उसका मतलब पूरा हो गया। ― uskā matlab pūrā ho gayā. ― His purpose has been served.
- concern
मुझे उससे कोई मतलब नहीं है।- mujhe usse koī matlab nahī̃ hai.
- I have no concern with him.
Declension
Declension of मतलब (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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मतलब
matlab
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मतलब
matlab
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| oblique
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मतलब
matlab
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मतलबों
matlabõ
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| vocative
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मतलब
matlab
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मतलबो
matlabo
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References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मतलब”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मतलब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “मतलब”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.