ملنا

Arabic

Verb

مِلْنَا • (milnā) (form I) /mil.naː/

1. first-person plural past active/passive of مَالَ (māla)

Urdu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀤𑀺 (miladi), from Sanskrit मिलति (milati).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɪl.nɑː/

Verb

مِلْنا • (milnā) (Hindi spelling मिलना)

1. to be found
2. to be joined
3. to meet, encounter, mingle
4. to match, seem alike
5. to blend, mix

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मृद्नाति (mṛdnāti).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /məl.nɑː/

Verb

مَلْنا • (malnā) (Hindi spelling मलना)

1. to rub, massage, press

References

• “ملنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ملنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.