Urdu Etymology Borrowed from Classical Persian تنها (tanhā), from Middle Persian tn'yhʾ (tanīhā). Adjective تنہا • (tanhā) (Hindi spelling तनहा) alone solitary lonely single Adverb تنہا • (tanhā) (Hindi spelling तनहा) alone only Related terms تنہائی (tanhāī)Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.