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महिला

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See also: महल and मह्ल

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit महिला (mahilā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦɪ.lɑː/, [mɐ.ɦɪ.läː], /mɛː.ɦɪ.lɑː/, [mɛː.ɦɪ.läː]

Noun

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महिला (mahilāf (Urdu spelling مَہِیلا)

  1. lady, female, woman
    Synonyms: नारी (nārī), स्त्री (strī), मां समान (mā̃ samān)
    यह स्नानघर केवल महिलाओं के लिए है।
    yah snānghar keval mahilāõ ke lie hai.
    This bathroom is for ladies only.

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Nepali

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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महिला (mahilā)

  1. woman, female
    Synonyms: स्त्री (strī), नारी (nārī), आइमाई (āimāī)
  2. lady
  3. ma'am

References

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  • महिला”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “महिला”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Related to महिषी (mahiṣī, a female buffalo; any woman of high rank), itself a feminine form of महिष (mahiṣa, buffalo; great).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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महिला (mahilā) stemf

  1. a woman, a female
  2. name of a river

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of महिला
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 (mahilayā)
महिला¹ (mahilā¹)
महिलाभ्याम् (mahilābhyām) महिलाभिः (mahilābhiḥ)
dative महिलायै (mahilāyai) महिलाभ्याम् (mahilābhyām) महिलाभ्यः (mahilābhyaḥ)
ablative महिलायाः (mahilāyāḥ)
महिलायै² (mahilāyai²)
महिलाभ्याम् (mahilābhyām) महिलाभ्यः (mahilābhyaḥ)
genitive महिलायाः (mahilāyāḥ)
महिलायै² (mahilāyai²)
महिलयोः (mahilayoḥ) महिलानाम् (mahilānām)
locative महिलायाम् (mahilāyām) महिलयोः (mahilayoḥ) महिलासु (mahilāsu)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “महिला”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 803/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 397