Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Urdu مَہِینا (mahīnā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਮਹੀਨਾ (mahīnām (Shahmukhi spelling مَہِینَہ)

  1. month
    Synonym: ਮਾਹ (māh)
  2. (informal) monthly wages, salary

Declension

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Declension of ਮਹੀਨਾ
dir. sg. ਮਹੀਨਾ (mahīnā)
dir. pl. ਮਹੀਨੇ (mahīne)
singular plural
direct ਮਹੀਨਾ (mahīnā) ਮਹੀਨੇ (mahīne)
oblique ਮਹੀਨੇ (mahīne) ਮਹੀਨਿਆਂ (mahīniā̃)
vocative ਮਹੀਨਿਆ (mahīniā) ਮਹੀਨਿਓ (mahīnio)
ablative ਮਹੀਨਿਓਂ (mahīniõ)
locative ਮਹੀਨੇ (mahīne)
instrumental ਮਹੀਨੇ (mahīne)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਹੀਨਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.