Arabic · noun · Selfhood & Will

Mehnat

मेहनत

said MEH-nat

also written: mihnat, mehnat-kashi

Meaning

Labour, toil, diligent hard work.

Usage & notes

Iqbal dignifies the labour of the worker and the toil of the striver; he honours the calloused hand over idle ease, for honest mehnat builds both bread and self.

Related words

PERSIAN

Koshish

Effort, endeavour, the act of trying and exerting oneself.

ARABIC

Jidd-o-jahd

Strenuous struggle, hard sustained effort against obstacles.

SANSKRIT

Lagan

A wide shallow metal basin used in the kitchen.

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