ज़ेहन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ذهن‎ (zehn), from Arabic ذِهْن‎ (ḏihn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɛːʱn/

Noun

ज़ेहन • (zehan) f

  1. mind, brain, intellect
    ज़ेहन से बात नहीं निकाल पाई।
    zehan se bāt nahī̃ nikāl pāī.
    She could not get the matter off her mind.
    दिल और ज़ेहन, दोनों की सुनो।
    dil aur zehan, donõ kī suno.
    The heart and the brain, listen to both.
    Synonyms: दिमाग़ (dimāġ), भेजा (bhejā), मन (man)

Declension
Declension of ज़ेहन
Singular Plural
Direct ज़ेहन (zehan) ज़ेहनें (zehnẽ)
Oblique ज़ेहन (zehan) ज़ेहनों (zehnõ)
Vocative ज़ेहन (zehan) ज़ेहनो (zehno)

Alternative forms

Derived terms
  • ज़ेहनदार (zehandār)
  • ज़ेहनियत (zehniyat)

References
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “ज़ेहन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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