انارکلی
Urdu
Etymology
From Persian انار (anâr, “pomegranate”) + کَلِی (kalī, “bud”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ə.nɑːɾ.kə.liː/
Noun
اَنارکَلِی • (anārkalī) f (Hindi spelling अनारकली)
- the bud of a pomegranate
Declension
| Declension of انارکلی | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | اَنارکَلِی (anārkalī) | اَنارکَلِیاں (anārkaliyā̃) |
| oblique | اَنارکَلِی (anārkalī) | اَنارکَلِیوں (anārkaliyō̃) |
| vocative | اَنارکَلِی (anārkalī) | اَنارکَلِیو (anārkaliyō) |
Proper noun
اَنارکَلِی • (anārkalī) f (Hindi spelling अनारकली)
- Anarkali (a legendary courtesan from the Mughal era)
Derived terms
- اَنارکَلِی بازار (anārkalī bāzār)
Further reading
- “انارکلی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “انارکلی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.