मतलब

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مطلب (matlab), from Arabic مَطْلَب (maṭlab).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mət̪.ləb/, [mɐt̪.lɐb]
• Rhymes: -əb

Noun

मतलब • (matlab) m (Urdu spelling مطلب)

1. meaning

   Synonym: अर्थ (arth)

   इस शब्द का मतलब क्या है? ― is śabd kā matlab kyā hai? ― What is this word's meaning?

2. purpose, motive

   Synonyms: उद्देश्य (uddeśya), अभिप्राय (abhiprāy), मंशा (mañśā)

   उसका मतलब पूरा हो गया। ― uskā matlab pūrā ho gayā. ― His purpose has been served.

3. concern

   मुझे उससे कोई मतलब नहीं है।

   mujhe usse koī matlab nahī̃ hai.

   I have no concern with him.

Declension

Declension of मतलब (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मतलब matlab	मतलब matlab
oblique	मतलब matlab	मतलबों matlabõ
vocative	मतलब matlab	मतलबो matlabo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मतलब”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मतलब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “मतलब”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.