महिला

See also: महल and मह्ल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महिला (mahilā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɪ.lɑː/, [mə.ɦɪ.l̪äː]

Noun

महिला • (mahilā) f (Urdu spelling مہیلا‎)

1. lady, female, woman

   यह स्नानघर केवल महिलाओं के लिए है।

   yah snānghar keval mahilāõ ke lie hai.

   This bathroom is for ladies only.

   Synonyms: औरत (aurat), स्त्री (strī)

Declension

Declension of महिला (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महिला mahilā	महिलाएँ mahilāẽ
oblique	महिला mahilā	महिलाओं mahilāõ
vocative	महिला mahilā	महिलाओ mahilāo

References

• Bahri, Hardev, “महिला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, 1989

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Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʌɦila/, [mʌi̯lä]

Noun

महिला • (mahilā)

1. woman, female

   Synonyms: स्त्री (strī), नारी (nārī), आइमाई (āimāī)

2. lady
3. ma'am

References

• “महिला”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) , “महिला”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

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Sanskrit

Noun

महिला • (mahilā) f

1. a woman, female
2. a woman literally or figuratively intoxicated
3. a particularly fragrant drug
4. name of a river

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of महिला (mahilā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महिला mahilā	महिले mahile	महिलाः mahilāḥ
Vocative	महिले mahile	महिले mahile	महिलाः mahilāḥ
Accusative	महिलाम् mahilām	महिले mahile	महिलाः mahilāḥ
Instrumental	महिलया / महिला¹ mahilayā / mahilā¹	महिलाभ्याम् mahilābhyām	महिलाभिः mahilābhiḥ
Dative	महिलायै mahilāyai	महिलाभ्याम् mahilābhyām	महिलाभ्यः mahilābhyaḥ
Ablative	महिलायाः mahilāyāḥ	महिलाभ्याम् mahilābhyām	महिलाभ्यः mahilābhyaḥ
Genitive	महिलायाः mahilāyāḥ	महिलयोः mahilayoḥ	महिलानाम् mahilānām
Locative	महिलायाम् mahilāyām	महिलयोः mahilayoḥ	महिलासु mahilāsu
Notes	¹Vedic