ہمنوائی
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
From ہم (ham, “us, similar”) + نوائی (navā'ī).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦəm nə.ʋɑː.iː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː.iː
Noun edit
ہَمنَوائی • (hamnavā'ī) f (Hindi spelling हमनवाई)
- compatibility, like-mindedness
- مگر اُس سے ہمنوائی نہ تھی۔
- magar us se hamnavā'ī na thī.
- But we weren't compatible.
- (literally, “but with them like-mindedness (was) not there.”)
Usage notes edit
- This is a used as an attribute for another person/group and could literally be translated as "like-minded people".
References edit
- “ہمنوائی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “ham-navaa.ii”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.