महीन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (mihīn).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦiːn/, [mɐ.ɦĩːn]

Adjective

महीन • (mahīn) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مہین)

delicate, gentle
fine, finely-ground
Antonym: मोटा (moṭā)

महीन आटा ― mahīn āṭā ― finely-ground flour
feeble, light

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “महीन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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