महीना

See also: महिना, मोहन, and महान्

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-?

Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has

Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah

Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h)

Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (byʿḥ)

Classical Persian مَاه (māh)

Classical Persian مَهِینَا (mahīnā)bor.

Hindi महीना

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَهِینَا (mahīnā, “a month; monthly pay”), from مَاه (māh, “moon”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦiː.nɑː/, [mɐ.ɦiː.näː]

Noun

महीना • (mahīnā) m (Urdu spelling مہینا or مہینہ)

1. month

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मास

Declension

Declension of महीना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महीना mahīnā	महीने mahīne
oblique	महीने mahīne	महीनों mahīnõ
vocative	महीने mahīne	महीनो mahīno

See also

units of time: समय के मात्रक (samay ke mātrak)edit

• सहस्राब्दी (sahasrābdī)
• शताब्दी (śatābdī), शती (śatī)
• दशक (daśak)
• वर्ष (varṣ), साल (sāl), बरस (baras)
• अयन (ayan)
• ऋतु (ŕtu)
• मास (mās), महीना (mahīnā)
• पखवाड़ा (pakhvāṛā), पक्ष (pakṣ)
• सप्ताह (saptāh), हफ़्ता (haftā)
• दिन (din), दिवस (divas), तिथि (tithi)
• पहर (pahar)
• घंटा (ghaṇṭā)
• मुहूर्त (muhūrt)
• घटी (ghaṭī)
• मिनट (minaṭ)
• पल (pal)
• सैकंड (saikaṇḍ)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “महीना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “महीना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884), “महीना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “महीना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-?

Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has

Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah

Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h)

Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (byʿḥ)

Classical Persian مَاه (māh)

Classical Persian مَهِینَا (mahīnā)bor.

Hindi महीना (mahīnā)bor.

Nepali महीना

Borrowed from Hindi महीना (mahīnā), borrowed from Classical Persian مَهِینَا (mahīnā, “a month; monthly pay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʌi̯nä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: मइना

Noun

महीना • (mahīnā)

1. month

   Synonym: मास (mās)

Declension

Declension of महीना
	Singular	Plural
nominative	महीना [mʌɦinä]	महीनाहरू [mʌɦinä̤ːɾu]
accusative/dative	महीनालाई [mʌɦinäläi]	महीनाहरूलाई [mʌɦinä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	महीनाले [mʌɦinäle]	महीनाहरूले [mʌɦinä̤ːɾule]
ablative	महीनाबाट [mʌɦinäbäʈʌ]	महीनाहरूबाट [mʌɦinä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	महीनाको [mʌɦinäko]	महीनाहरूको [mʌɦinä̤ːɾuko]
locative	महीनामा [mʌɦinämä]	महीनाहरूमा [mʌɦinä̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “महीना”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar