ماہ‌جبیں

See also: ماہ‌جبین, ماه‌جبین, and ماه‌جبين

Urdu

Etymology

ماہ (māh, “moon”) +‎ جبین (jabīn, “forehead”)
Borrowed from Classical Persian (mâh-jabīn, literally “moon-like forehead”), ultimately compound of Classical Persian (mâh, “moon”) and Arabic جبين (jabīn, “forehead”). Doublet of ماہ‌سیما (māh-sīmā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɑːɦ.d͡ʒə.bĩː/
Rhymes: -ĩː

Adjective

مَاہ‌جَبِیْں • (māh-jabī̃) (Hindi spelling माह-जबीं or माहजबीं)

having forehead as bright as the moon
(figurative) an exquisitely beautiful person, handsome, pretty, gorgeous
Synonym: حسین (hasīn)
(poetic) beloved
Synonym: محبوب (mahbūb)

Alternative forms

مہ‌جبیں (mah-jabī̃)

Descendants

→ Bengali: মেহজাবিন (mehjabin)

References

“ماہ‌جبیں”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“ماہ‌جبیں”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ماہ‌جبیں”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.

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