ہمنوائی

Urdu

Etymology

From ہم (ham, “us, similar”) +‎ نوائی (navā'ī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦəm nə.ʋɑː.iː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː.iː

Noun

ہَمنَوائی • (hamnavā'ī) f (Hindi spelling हमनवाई)

1. compatibility, like-mindedness

   مگر اُس سے ہمنوائی نہ تھی۔

   magar us se hamnavā'ī na thī.

   But we weren't compatible.

   (literally, “but with them like-mindedness (was) not there.”)

Usage notes

• This is a used as an attribute for another person/group and could literally be translated as "like-minded people".

References

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