अजनबी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian اجنبی (ajnabi), from Arabic أَجْنَبِيّ (ʾajnabiyy).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /əd͡ʒ.nə.biː/, [əd͡ʒ.n̪ə.biː]
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Adjective
अजनबी • (ajanbī) (indeclinable)
- strange, alien, foreign
Noun
अजनबी • (ajanbī) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling اجنبی)
- stranger
- foreigner
Declension
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of अजनबी (masc ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | अजनबी ajnabī | अजनबी ajnabī |
oblique | अजनबी ajnabī | अजनबियों ajnabiyõ |
vocative | अजनबी ajnabī | अजनबियो ajnabiyo |
Declension of अजनबी (fem ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | अजनबी ajnabī | अजनबियाँ ajnabiyā̃ |
oblique | अजनबी ajnabī | अजनबियों ajnabiyõ |
vocative | अजनबी ajnabī | अजनबियो ajnabiyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अजनबी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press