मेहनत

See also: मेहनती

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मिहनत (mihnat), निशांत (from IIT Ropar)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian محنت (mihnat), from Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /meːɦ.nət̪/, [meːʱ.nɐt̪], /məɦ.nət̪/, [mɛʱ.nɐt̪]

Noun

मेहनत • (mehnat) f (Urdu spelling محنت)

1. effort, labour

   पैसा है मेहनत का फल। ― paisā hai mehnat kā phal. ― Money is the result of effort.

Declension

Declension of मेहनत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मेहनत mehnat	मेहनतें mehnatẽ
oblique	मेहनत mehnat	मेहनतों mehnatõ
vocative	मेहनत mehnat	मेहनतो mehnato

Related terms

• मेहनत करना (mehnat karnā)
• मेहनती (mehnatī)

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian محنت (mihnat), from Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna). Compare Gujarati મહેનત (mahenat), Punjabi ਮਿਹਨਤ (mihnat) / محنت (mḥnt), Bengali মেহনত (mehonot).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meɦ.nət̪/, [me.nət̪]

Noun

मेहनत • (mehnat) f

1. effort, labour, hard work

   Synonym: कष्ट (kaṣṭa)

Derived terms

• मेहनती (mehnatī, “hardworking”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मेहनत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मेहनत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मेहनत-ती”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).