Hindi-Urdu: मुश्क مشک

[Ali Smith]

Hi,

Is the word मुश्क مشک mushk masculine or feminine? I thought it was masculine but then came across the following entry in an Arabic-Urdu dictionary:

سقاء: پانی کی مشک

Thank you!

 

[Qureshpor]

Hi,

Is the word मुश्क مشک mushk masculine or feminine? I thought it was masculine but then came across the following entry in an Arabic-Urdu dictionary:

سقاء: پانی کی مشک

Thank you!

Hi, Ali Smith. You need to specify the language in your title.

"siqaa2: paanii kii mashk", where "mashk" is a bag made from leather used for storing and carrying water.

"mushk" is masculine in Urdu.

 

[Ali Smith]

Thanks! So it’s synonymous with مشکیزہ?

 

[Qureshpor]

Thanks! So it’s synonymous with مشکیزہ?

मश्कीज़ा छोटी मश्क को कह्ते हैं

 

[Alfaaz]

"مشک" + "یزہ" بطور لاحقۂ تصغیر = مشکیزہ

مشکیزہ

چھوٹی مشک نیز چمڑے کی بوتل ۔

 

[Alfaaz]

saqaa2

siqaa2

 

[Qureshpor]

siqaa2

shukriyah!

 

[Ali Smith]

मश्कीज़ा छोटी मश्क को कह्ते हैं

छोटी मश्क या छोटे मश्क?

 

[aevynn]

छोटी मश्क या छोटे मश्क?

I think what @Qureshpor saahib was trying to explain is that there are actually two words: mushk (مُشک) which is masculine, and mashk (مَشک) which is feminine [see, eg, Platts]. The dictionary entry you would found uses the word mashk, which is feminine, and mashkiizaa (= chhoTii mashk) is its diminutive.