مہندی

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मेन्धिका (mendhikā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /meː.ɦən.d̪iː/, /mɪ.ɦən.d̪iː/, /meː.ɦə̃.d̪iː/, /mɪ.ɦə̃.d̪iː/, [mɛ.ɦɛn.d̪iː], [mɛ.ɦɛ̃.d̪iː]
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

مہندی • (mehandī or mihandī) f (Hindi spelling मेहँदी or मिहँदी)

1. henna (Lawsonia inermis and its dye)

   Synonym: (rare) حِنا (hinā)

Declension

Declension of مہندی
	singular	plural
direct	مہندی (mihandī)	مہندِیاں (mihandiyā̃)
oblique	مہندی (mihandī)	مہندِیوں (mihandiyō̃)
vocative	مہندی (mihandī)	مہندِیو (mihandiyō)

References

• “مہندی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مہندی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.