रहनुमा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• राहनुमा (rāhnumā) — less common

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian راهنما (rāh-namā, literally “showing the way”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾəɦ.nʊ.mɑː/, [ɾɛʱ.nʊ.mäː]

Noun

रहनुमा • (rahnumā) m (Urdu spelling رہنما)

1. a guide

   Synonym: मार्गदर्शक (mārgadarśak)

Declension

Declension of रहनुमा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रहनुमा rahnumā	रहनुमे rahnume
oblique	रहनुमे rahnume	रहनुमों rahnumõ
vocative	रहनुमे rahnume	रहनुमो rahnumo

Derived terms

• रहनुमाई (rahnumāī)

References

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