मिसरी
Hindi
Etymology
From Classical Persian مصری (misrī), from Arabic مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy); synchronically analyseable as मिस्र (misra, “Egypt”) + -ई (-ī). The third part of speech sense is named for Egyptian exports of sugar in the pre-modern era.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪs.ɾiː/, [mɪs̪.ɾiː]
Adjective
मिसरी • (misrī)
- Egyptian
Noun
मिसरी • (misrī) m or f
- an Egyptian
Declension
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of मिसरी (masc ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मिसरी misrī | मिसरी misrī |
| oblique | मिसरी misrī | मिसरियों misriyõ |
| vocative | मिसरी misrī | मिसरियो misriyo |
Declension of मिसरी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मिसरी misrī | मिसरियाँ misriyā̃ |
| oblique | मिसरी misrī | मिसरियों misriyõ |
| vocative | मिसरी misrī | मिसरियो misriyo |
Noun
मिसरी
मिसरी • (misrī) f
- crystal sugar (usually eaten as candy)
Declension
Declension of मिसरी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मिसरी misrī | मिसरियाँ misriyā̃ |
| oblique | मिसरी misrī | मिसरियों misriyõ |
| vocative | मिसरी misrī | मिसरियो misriyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “मिसरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press