ख़ुशनवीसी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian خُوشنَوِیسی (xošnevisi); synchronically analysable as ख़ुश- (xuś-) + नवीस (navīs) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰʊʃ.nə.ʋiː.siː/, [kʰʊʃ.n̪ə.ʋiː.s̪iː], /xʊʃ.nə.ʋiː.siː/, [xʊʃ.n̪ə.ʋiː.s̪iː]
Noun
ख़ुशनवीसी • (xuśnavīsī) f (Urdu spelling خُوشنَوِیسی)
- calligraphy
- Synonym: सुलेखन (sulekhan) (formal)
Declension
Declension of ख़ुशनवीसी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ख़ुशनवीसी xuśnavīsī | ख़ुशनवीसियाँ xuśnavīsiyā̃ |
| oblique | ख़ुशनवीसी xuśnavīsī | ख़ुशनवीसियों xuśnavīsiyõ |
| vocative | ख़ुशनवीसी xuśnavīsī | ख़ुशनवीसियो xuśnavīsiyo |
Further reading
- Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “खुशनवीसी”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
- “ख़ुश-नवीसी”, in Rekhta Urdu Dictionary (in Urdu), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2021