ज़ेहन

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ذهن (zihn), from Arabic ذِهْن (ḏihn).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /zə.ɦən/, [zɛ.ɦɛ̃n], /d͡ʒə.ɦən/, [d͡ʒɛ.ɦɛ̃n]

Noun

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ज़ेहन (zehanf (Urdu spelling ذہن)

  1. mind, brain, intellect
    Synonyms: दिमाग़ (dimāġ), भेजा (bhejā), मन (man)
    ज़ेहन से बात नहीं निकाल पाई।
    zehan se bāt nahī̃ nikāl pāī.
    She could not get the matter off her mind.
    दिल और ज़ेहन, दोनों की सुनो।
    dil aur zehan, donõ kī suno.
    The heart and the brain, listen to both.

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References

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  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “zehan”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House