مصالحہ

Urdu

Etymology

From Classical Persian مصالح (maṣāliḥ, “affairs, materials, spices”), a plural of مصلحت (maslahat), itself borrowing from Arabic مَصْلَحَة (maṣlaḥa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mə.sɑːl.ɦɑː/, /mə.sɑː.lɑː/
• (dated or formal) (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mə.sɑː.lɪ.ɦɑː/

Noun

مَصالِحَہ or مَصالْحَہ • (masāliha or masālha) m (Hindi spelling मसाला)

1. spices, seasoning
2. masala
3. (slang) gossip, talk

Declension

Declension of مصالحہ
	singular	plural
direct	مَصالِحہ (maṣāliḥah)	مَصالِحے (maṣāliḥe)
oblique	مَصالِحے (maṣāliḥe)	مَصالِحوں (maṣāliḥõ)
vocative	مَصالِحے (maṣāliḥe)	مَصالِحو (maṣāliḥo)

Related terms

• گرم مصالحہ (garm-masālha, “garam masala”)

Descendants

• → English: masala

References

• “مصالحہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مصالحہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu مصالحہ (masālah).

Noun

مصالحہ (masālah)

1. masala, spices