विलायत
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ولایت (vilāyat), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya). Compare Bengali বিলাত (bilat).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋɪ.lɑː.jət̪/, [ʋɪ.l̪äː.jət̪]
Noun
विलायत • (vilāyat) m (Urdu spelling وِلَایَت)
- a foreign country, especially one in the West (Europe and North America)
- (obsolete) England, United Kingdom, Great Britain
- (historical) Persia
Declension
Declension of विलायत (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | विलायत vilāyat | विलायत vilāyat |
| oblique | विलायत vilāyat | विलायतों vilāyatõ |
| vocative | विलायत vilāyat | विलायतो vilāyato |
Synonyms
- (foreign country): विदेश (videś)
- (England, UK, GB):
- (England): इंग्लैंड (iṅglaiṇḍ), इंगलिस्तान (iṅglistān)
- (United Kingdom): यूनाइटेड किंगडम (yūnāiṭeḍ kiṅgḍam), संयुक्त राजशाही (sanyukta rājaśāhī)
- (Great Britain): ग्रेट ब्रिटेन (greṭ briṭen)
Derived terms
- विलायती (vilāytī)
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “विलायत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ولایت (vilāyat), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya). Compare Bengali বিলাত (bilat).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋi.la.jət̪/
Noun
विलायत • (vilāyat) f
- a foreign country (especially England or another European country)
Synonyms
- (foreign country): परदेश (pardeś)
- (England): इंगलंड (iṅglaṇḍa)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “विलायत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “विलायत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “विलायत”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.