मल्लाह

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ملاح‎ (mallâh, “sailor, mariner”), itself from Arabic مَلاَّح‎ (“sailor, mariner”), from the root relating to 'salt' م ل ح‎ (m l ḥ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məl.lɑːʱ/

Noun

मल्लाह • (mallāh) m (Urdu spelling ملاح‎)

  1. (nautical) sailor, seaman
    मल्लाह ने तट की ओर नाव चलाई।
    mallāh ne taṭ kī or nāv calāī.
    The sailor steered the boat coastward.
    Synonyms: नाविक (nāvik), जहाज़ी (jahāzī)

Declension

Declension of मल्लाह
Singular Plural
Direct मल्लाह (mallāh) मल्लाह (mallāh)
Oblique मल्लाह (mallāh) मल्लाहों (mallāhõ)
Vocative मल्लाह (mallāh) मल्लाहो (mallāho)
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