mehnát effort, hard work, labour

Part of Speech n.fem
Inflection Class i-decl (Obl, pl): -í
Origin Urdu (Persian/Arabic): mehnat
    • effort, hard work, labour
      • Example 1140:
        katí reetíi mehnatíi baád tasíi ghooṣṭíi kuḍ purá bhíli.
        katí
        many
        raát
        night
        -ii
        -gen
        mehnát
        hard.work
        -ii
        -gen
        baád
        after
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        ghoóṣṭ
        house
        -ii
        -gen
        kuḍ
        wall
        purá
        complete
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        After a few days of labour, the wall of his house was completed.
        Source:
        A:DLX184
      • Example 1316:
        háatii mehnát bíiḍi mhoóri bhéeni.
        haát
        hand
        -ii
        -gen
        mehnát
        hard.work
        bíiḍ
        much
        -i
        -f
        mhoór
        sweet
        -i
        -f
        bhe
        become
        -án
        -prs
        -i
        -f
        The work of one's hand becomes very sweet. [Proverb]
        Source:
        A:NH12:1:038

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