مهدی

See also: مهدي

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَهْدِي (mahdī, guided), derived from the passive participle of هَدَى (hadā, to guide), from the root ه د ي (h-d-y), related to guiding. Compare Classical Syriac ܗܕܝ (to lead).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäɦ.d̪íː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɑː.d̪íː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mɔː.d̪í]

Readings
Classical reading? mahdī
Dari reading? mahdī
Iranian reading? mahdi
Tajik reading? mahdī
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): [mæhˈd̪iː], [mehˈd̪iː], [meːˈd̪iː], [meːˈt̪iː]

Proper noun

مهدی • (mahdi)

  1. (Islam) Mahdi
  2. a male given name, Mahdi or Mehdi, from Arabic
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