مدھم

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫 (maddhama), from Sanskrit मध्यम (madhyama).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mə.d̪ː.ʰəm/
• Rhymes: -əm
• Hyphenation: مَد‧دَھم

Adjective

مَدَّھم • (maddham) (Hindi spelling मद्धम)

1. slow, sluggish
2. average, middle
3. low, dull
4. light

Noun

مَدَّھم • (maddham) m (Hindi spelling मद्धम)

1. (music) name of the fourth musical note out of seven notes.

References

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