تہ دل

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ته دل (tah-i dil). Literally, bottom of the heart.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪ə.ɦeː.d̪ɪl/
  • Hyphenation: تَہِ‧دِل
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Noun

تَہِ دِل • (tah-e dilf (Hindi spelling तह-ए-दिल)

  1. inner self
    Synonym: (rare) اَنْتَر مَن (antarman)

Derived terms

  • تَہِ دِل سے (tah-e dil se, from the bottom of one's heart)

Further reading

  • تہ+دل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.