मोह mōh

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

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.

sa · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

Illusion; ignorance; affection; infatuation; fascination; spell.
(in philos.) darkness or delusion of mind preventing the discernment of truth (leading men to believe in the reality of worldly objects, and to addict themselves to mundane or sensual enjoyment).
(sindhi) Affection, attachment, love, charm, fascination, allurement.

Usual translation

  1. attachment

Origin of the definition

मोह mōha moh (nm) illusion; ignorance; affection; infatuation; fascination; spell; -निद्रा a slumber steeped in ignorance; ~पाश the snare of worldly illusion; ~भंग disillusionment; -ममता affection and attachment.

1) موهُ (p. 572) موهُ n. Affection, attachment; love; charm, fascination, allurement.

S موه मोह moh, and H. मौह mauh, s.m. (and f. in H.), Loss of consciousness, fainting, unconsciousness, insensibility; stupefaction; bewilderment, perplexity, distraction; ignorance, folly, fatuity, infatuation, delusion; — fascination, allurement, charm; — error, mistake, going astray; — affection, love, kindness, sympathy, compassion, pity; — (in philos.) darkness or delusion of mind preventing the discernment of truth (leading men to believe in the reality of worldly objects, and to addict themselves to mundane or sensual enjoyment).

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

556 occurrences

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Mamma

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Created
Friday 15 May 2020
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