दिल्ली
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ɪl.li/, [d̪ɪl.li]
Proper noun
दिल्ली (dillī)
- Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
Hindi
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly from one of the following: Sanskrit डिल्लि (ḍilli)/डिल्ली (ḍillī); Apabhramsha ढिल्ली (first attested in a literary work from 1132 CE); a feminine form of दिल (dil, “hillock”) that changed to दिल्ली (dillī) over time; a corrupted form of देहली (dehlī) or दहलीज़ (dahlīz); or from धिलु (dhilu) or दिलु (dilu), the name of a former king by tradition. Some sources also say that the word is related to a loose pillar termed ढील (ḍhīl), which is from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (ḍhilla). Compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (ḍhillī, “Delhi”) and Old Marathi 𑘛𑘲𑘩𑘲 (ḍhīlī, “Delhi”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɪl.liː/, [d̪ɪl̪.l̪iː]
Proper noun
दिल्ली • (dillī) f (Urdu spelling دلّی)
- Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
- भारत के प्रधान मंत्री दिल्ली प्रांत में रहते हैं।
- bhārat ke pradhān mantrī dillī prānt mẽ rahte ha͠i.
- The prime minister of India lives in Delhi.
- दिल्लीवाला ― dillīvālā ― Delhiite
Declension
singular | |
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direct | दिल्ली dillī |
oblique | दिल्ली dillī |
vocative | दिल्ली dillī |
Derived terms
- दिल्ली अभी दूर है (dillī abhī dūr hai)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “दिल्ली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Cohen, Richard J. "An Early Attestation of the Toponym Ḍhillī". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 1989: 513–519.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दिल्ली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Konkani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dil.liː/, [dil.liː]
Proper noun
दिल्ली • (dillī) (Latin script Dilli, Kannada script ದಿಲ್ಲೀ)
- Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
Maithili
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɪlliː]
Proper noun
दिल्ली • (dillī)
- Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
Marathi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪il.li/, [d̪il.liː]
Proper noun
दिल्ली • (dillī) ?
- Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d̪illi]
- Phonetic Devanagari: दिल्लि
Proper noun
दिल्ली • (dillī)
- Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
Declension
Declension of दिल्ली | |||
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Singular | |||
nominative | दिल्ली [d̪illi] | ||
accusative | दिल्लीलाई [d̪illiläi] | ||
instrumental/ergative | दिल्लीले [d̪illile] | ||
dative | दिल्लीलाई [d̪illiläi] | ||
ablative | दिल्लीबाट [d̪illibäʈʌ] | ||
genitive | दिल्लीको [d̪illiko] | ||
locative | दिल्लीमा [d̪illimä] | ||
Notes:
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Newar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dilliː]
Proper noun
दिल्ली • (dillī) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐡𑐶𑐮𑑂𑐮𑐷)
- Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)