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)edit

• वर्ष (varṣ), साल (sāl), बरस (baras)
• मास (mās), महीना (mahīnā)
• सप्ताह (saptāh)
• दिन (din)
• घंटा (ghaṇṭā)
• मिनट (minaṭ)
• सैकंड (saikaṇḍ)

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