منہ

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha), 𑀫𑀼𑀖 (mugha), from Sanskrit मुख (múkha, “mouth, face, visage”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mʊ̃ɦ/

Noun

مُن٘ہ • (mũh) m (Hindi spelling मुँह)

  1. (anatomy) mouth
    ‏تمہارے منہ میں کیا ہے؟‎‎ ― tumhāre mũh mẽ kyā hai? ― What's in your mouth?
  2. (anatomy) face
    ‏اُس نے میرے منہ پر پانی ڈالا۔‎‎
    us-ne mere mũh par pānī ḍālā.
    He put water on my face.
    Synonym: چہرہ‎ (cehrā)
  3. (figuratively) regard, consideration
  4. (figuratively) reputation
    ‏اِس حرکت کے باد میرا کیا منہ رہ جائے گا؟‎‎
    is harkat ke bād merā kyā mũh rah jā'e-gā?
    What reputation of mine will remain after such an act?

Declension
Declension of منہ
singular plural
direct مُن٘ہ‎ (mũh) مُن٘ہ‎ (mũh)
oblique مُن٘ہ‎ (mũh) مُن٘ہوں‎ (mũhō̃)
vocative مُن٘ہ‎ (mũh) مُن٘ہو‎ (mũhō)
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