اندھا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from , from Sanskrit अन्ध (andha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ən.d̪ʱɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

اَنْدھا • (andhā) (Hindi spelling अंधा)

1. blind
2. dirty, unclean (mirror, glass)
3. (figuratively, derogatory) dumb
4. (figuratively) astray (from faith)

Declension

Declension of اندھا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	اندھا (andhā)	اندھے (andhe)		اندھی (andhī)	اندھی (andhī)
indirect	اندھے (andhe)	اندھے (andhe)		اندھی (andhī)	اندھی (andhī)
vocative	اندھے (andhe)	اندھے (andhe)		اندھی (andhī)	اندھی (andhī)

Derived terms

• اندھاپن (andhāpan, “blindness”)

Noun

اَنْدھا • (andhā) m (feminine اندھی, Hindi spelling अंधा)

1. blind man
2. (figuratively, potentially derogatory, archaic) unbeliever, stray

Declension

Declension of اندھا
	singular	plural
direct	اندھا (andhā)	اندھے (andhe)
oblique	اندھے (andhe)	اندھوں (andhõ)
vocative	اندھے (andhe)	اندھو (andho)

References

• “اندھا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “اندھا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.