नारी
See also: नीर, नारा, नरों, नर, and नरो
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नारी (nā́rī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑː.ɾiː/, [n̪äː.ɾiː]
Noun
नारी • (nārī) f (Urdu spelling ناری)
- woman
- wife
Declension
Declension of नारी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नारी nārī | नारियाँ nāriyā̃ |
| oblique | नारी nārī | नारियों nāriyõ |
| vocative | नारी nārī | नारियो nāriyo |
Synonyms
- औरत (aurat)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- नारि (nā́ri) – Vedic
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬦᬵᬭᬷ (Balinese script)
- নাৰী (Assamese script)
- নারী (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰯𑰨𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀸𑀭𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍀 (Grantha script)
- નારી (Gujarati script)
- ਨਾਰੀ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦤꦴꦫꦷ (Javanese script)
- នារី (Khmer script)
- ನಾರೀ (Kannada script)
- ນາຣີ (Lao script)
- നാരീ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘡𑘰𑘨𑘲 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠᢗᠷᢈᢈ (Mongolian script)
- ᠨᠠ᠊ᠠᡵᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
- နာရီ (Burmese script)
- 𑧁𑧑𑧈𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐵𑐬𑐷 (Newa script)
- ନାରୀ (Oriya script)
- ꢥꢵꢬꢷ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆳𑆫𑆵 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖯𑖨𑖱 (Siddham script)
- නාරී (Sinhalese script)
- నారీ (Telugu script)
- นารี (Thai script)
- ནཱ་རཱི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒰𑒩𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From earlier Vedic Sanskrit नारि (nā́ri); ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́riš (“woman”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬌𐬭𐬌 (nāiri, “woman”), Middle Persian n'(y)lyk' (nārīg, “woman, lady wife”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /nɑ́ː.ɾiː/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ɑː.ɾiː/
Noun
नारी • (nā́rī) f
- woman, wife
- female or any object regarded as feminine
- sacrifice
Declension
| Feminine ī-stem declension of नारी (nā́rī) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | नारी nā́rī | नार्यौ / नारी¹ nā́ryau / nā́rī¹ | नार्यः / नारीः¹ nā́ryaḥ / nā́rīḥ¹ |
| Vocative | नारि nā́ri | नार्यौ / नारी¹ nā́ryau / nā́rī¹ | नार्यः / नारीः¹ nā́ryaḥ / nā́rīḥ¹ |
| Accusative | नारीम् nā́rīm | नार्यौ / नारी¹ nā́ryau / nā́rī¹ | नारीः nā́rīḥ |
| Instrumental | नार्या nā́ryā | नारीभ्याम् nā́rībhyām | नारीभिः nā́rībhiḥ |
| Dative | नार्यै nā́ryai | नारीभ्याम् nā́rībhyām | नारीभ्यः nā́rībhyaḥ |
| Ablative | नार्याः nā́ryāḥ | नारीभ्याम् nā́rībhyām | नारीभ्यः nā́rībhyaḥ |
| Genitive | नार्याः nā́ryāḥ | नार्योः nā́ryoḥ | नारीणाम् nā́rīṇām |
| Locative | नार्याम् nā́ryām | नार्योः nā́ryoḥ | नारीषु nā́rīṣu |
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Descendants
- Punjabi: ਨਾਰੀ (nārī, “female”)
- → Telugu: నారి (nāri)
- → Thai: นารี (naa-rii)
- Bengali: নারী (narī)
- Hindi: नारी (nārī)