महीना

See also: महिना, मोहन, and महान्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مهينا (mahīnā); see Persian ماه (mâh, “moon”) for more.

Noun

महीना • (mahīnā) m (Urdu spelling مہینا or مہینہ)

1. month

Declension

Declension of महीना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महीना mahīnā	महीने mahīne
oblique	महीने mahīne	महीनों mahīnõ
vocative	महीने mahīne	महीनो mahīno

See also

• (units of time) समय के मात्रक (samay ke mātrak); बरस (baras, “year”) / साल (sāl, “year”), मास (mās, “month”) / महीना (mahīnā, “month”), सप्ताह (saptāh, “week”), दिन (din, “day”), घंटा (ghaṇṭā, “hour”), मिनट (minaṭ, “minute”), सैकंड (saikaṇḍ, “second”)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “महीना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “महीना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “महीना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “महीना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press