महिला

See also: महल and मह्ल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महिला (mahilā).

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)

References

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

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Nepali

Noun

महिला • (mahilā)

1. woman, female

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Sanskrit

Noun

महिला • (mahilā) stem, 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
Nom. sg.	महिला (mahilā)
Gen. sg.	महिलायाः (mahilāyāḥ)
	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)	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)