हिंदी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- हिन्दी (hindī)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian هندی (hendi). Equal to हिंद (hind, “India”) + -ई (-ī, suffix showing belongingness).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɪn.d̪iː/, [ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪iː]
- Rhymes: -ɪnd̪iː
Proper noun
हिंदी • (hindī) f (Urdu spelling ہندی)
- Hindi (language)
- क्या आपहिन्दी बोल सकते हैं?
- kyā āp hindī bol sakte ha͠i?
- Can you speak Hindi?
- हिन्दी देवनागरी लिपि में लिखी जाती है।
- hindī devnāgrī lipi mẽ likhī jātī hai.
- Hindi is written in the Devanagari script.
Declension
Declension of हिंदी (sg-only fem ī-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | हिंदी hindī |
| oblique | हिंदी hindī |
| vocative | हिंदी hindī |
Noun
हिंदी • (hindī) m (Urdu spelling ہندی)
- (dated) an Indian; a person of India
- Synonyms: भारतीय (bhārtīya), हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānī)
- हिंदी हैं हम! ― hindī ha͠i ham! ― We are Indians!
Declension
Declension of हिंदी (masc ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हिंदी hindī | हिंदी hindī |
| oblique | हिंदी hindī | हिंदियों hindiyõ |
| vocative | हिंदी hindī | हिंदियो hindiyo |
Adjective
हिंदी • (hindī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ہندی)
- (dated) Indian
- Synonyms: भारतीय (bhārtīya), हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānī)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “हिंदी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “हिंदी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “हिंदी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.