ہمالیہ

Urdu

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɪ.mɑː.lɪ.jə/

Proper noun

ہِمالِیَہ • (himāliya) m (Hindi spelling हिमालय)

Himalayas (a mountain range across the entire Indian subcontinent).

Descendants

→ Arabic: هِمَالِيَة (himāliya)

Further reading

“ہمالیہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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