مہمان داری

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مهما‌ن‌داری (mihmān-dārī). Equivalent to مہمان دار (mehmān-dār, “host, hospitable”) +‎ ـی (-ī).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /meːɦ.mɑːn.d̪ɑː.ɾiː/, /məɦ.mɑːn.d̪ɑː.ɾiː/

Noun

مہمان داری or مہمان داری • (mehmān-dārī or mahmān-dārī) f (Hindi spelling मेहमानदारी)

1. hospitality
2. entertainment

Synonyms

• مہمان نوازی (mehmān-navāzī)