सरपरस्ती
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian سرپرستی (sarparastī). Equivalent to सर (sar) + परस्त (parast) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /səɾ.pə.ɾəs.t̪iː/, [s̪əɾ.pə.ɾəs̪.t̪iː]
Noun
सरपरस्ती • (sarparastī) f (Urdu spelling سَرپَرَسْتی)
- patronage, protection, mentorship, guardianship
- रजवाड़ों की सरपरस्ती में ― rajvāṛõ kī sarparastī mẽ ― under the patronage of the princely states
Declension
Declension of सरपरस्ती (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सरपरस्ती saraprastī | सरपरस्तियाँ saraprastiyā̃ |
| oblique | सरपरस्ती saraprastī | सरपरस्तियों saraprastiyõ |
| vocative | सरपरस्ती saraprastī | सरपरस्तियो saraprastiyo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) , “सरपरस्ती”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4993.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “सर-परस्ती”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 990.
- “सरपरस्ती”, in Rekhta Urdu Dictionary, Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2021.