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Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مذهب (mazhab), from Arabic مَذْهَب (maḏhab).
Pronunciation
Noun
مَذْہَب • (mazhab) m (formal plural مَذاہِب (mazāhib), Hindi spelling मज़हब)
- (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.
- creed, sectarian belief
- (Islam) madhhab, school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence
- (by extension) any school of thought
Declension
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مذہب (mazhab)
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مذہب (mazhab)
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مذہبوں (mazhabō̃)
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مذہب (mazhab)
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مذہبو (mazhabō)
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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.