Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆 (makkhiā), from Sanskrit मक्षिका (makṣikā). Cognate with Punjabi ਮੱਖੀ (makkhī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مَکّھی (makkhīf (Hindi spelling मक्खी)

  1. fly

Declension

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    Declension of مکھی
singular plural
direct مَکّھی (makkhī) مَکّھِیاں (makkhiyā̃)
oblique مَکّھی (makkhī) مَکّھِیوں (makkhiyō̃)
vocative مَکّھی (makkhī) مَکّھِیو (makkhiyō)

References

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  • مکھی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “مکھی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 604
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mákṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 554
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