मेहरबानी mēharbānī

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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

مہرباني · fa · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

Act of kindness, favour.

Origin of the definition

मेहर mēhara mehar (nf) kindness, compassion; (nm) security money in cash or kind customarily paid by the husband to the wife in Muslim marriages; ~बान kind, compassionate; ~बानी (act of) kindness; favour.

P مہرباني mihrbānī, měhrbānī [mihrbān, q.v.+ī = Zend i = S. इ], s.f. Friendliness, kindness, goodness, favour: — měhrbānī-se pesh ānā, To show kindness (to), to treat kindly: — mihrbānī karnā (-par), To show friendship or kindness (to), to be kind or gracious (to), to confer favour (on), to favour, to befriend: — āp-kī měhrbānī hai, It is your kindness or favour; it is very good or kind of you; thank you.

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Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

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Mamma

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Created
Saturday 24 June 2023
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