महीन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مهین (mihīn).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦiːn/, [mɐ.ɦĩːn]

Adjective

महीन • (mahīn) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مہین)

1. delicate, gentle
2. fine, finely-ground

   Antonym: मोटा (moṭā)

   महीन आटा ― mahīn āṭā ― finely-ground flour

3. feeble, light

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “महीन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press