गली
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀮𑀻 (*galī). Cognate with Punjabi ਗਲੀ (galī) / گَلی (galī), Gujarati ગલી (galī), Sindhi ڳَليِ / ॻली, Marathi गल्ली (gallī), Bengali গলি (gôli). Cognate with Latin callis, Italian calle and Spanish calle, meaning street, lane or path.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡə.liː/, [ɡə.l̪iː]
Noun
गली • (galī) f (Urdu spelling گَلِی)
- street, lane
- alleyway
Declension
Declension of गली (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गली galī | गलियाँ galiyā̃ |
| oblique | गली galī | गलियों galiyõ |
| vocative | गली galī | गलियो galiyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “galī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press