مهدی

See also: مهدي‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَهْدِي‎ (mahdī, “guided”), derived from the passive participle of هَدَى‎ (hadā, “to guide”), from the root ه د ي‎ (h-d-y), related to guiding. Compare Classical Syriac ܗܕܝ‎ (“to lead”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mæhˈd̪iː]
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): [mæhˈd̪iː], [mehˈd̪iː], [meːˈd̪iː], [meːˈt̪iː]

Proper noun

مهدی • (mahdi)

  1. (Islam) Mahdi
  2. A male given name, Mahdi or Mehdi.
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