संतरी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from English sentry.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sən.t̪ɾiː/, [s̪ə̃n̪.t̪ɾiː]
Noun
संतरी • (santrī) m (Urdu spelling سنتری)
- sentry, guard, watchman
- Synonyms: प्रहरी (prahrī), पहरेदार (pahredār), आरक्षक (ārakṣak), चौकीदार (caukīdār), पासबान (pāsbān)
- 1904, Muhammad Iqbal, Tarānā-e-Hind :
- परबत वो सबसे ऊँचा, हमसाया आसमाँ का।
वो संतरी हमारा, वो पासबाँ हमारा॥- parbat vo sabse ū̃cā, hamsāyā āsmā̃ kā.
vo santrī hamārā, vo pāsbā̃ hamārā. - The highest mountain he [Himalaya] is, the neighbour of the sky;
he is our sentry, he is our guard.
- parbat vo sabse ū̃cā, hamsāyā āsmā̃ kā.
- परबत वो सबसे ऊँचा, हमसाया आसमाँ का।
Declension
Declension of संतरी (masc ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | संतरी santrī | संतरी santrī |
oblique | संतरी santrī | संतरियों santriyõ |
vocative | संतरी santrī | संतरियो santriyo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “संतरी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4858
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “संतरी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 623.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “संतरी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 760
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “संतरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 965