Urdu
Etymology
Compare Hindi चींटी (cī̃ṭī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃĩː.ʈiː/, /t͡ʃĩː.ʈiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: چِین‧ٹی
Noun
چِین٘ٹی • (cī̃ṭī or cī̃ṭī) f (Hindi spelling चींटी or चींटी)
- (chiefly dialectal India) alternative form of چِیُون٘ٹی (ciyū̃ṭī, “ant”)
Declension
Declension of چینٹی
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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چِین٘ٹی (cī̃ṭī)
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چِین٘ٹِیاں (cī̃ṭiyā̃)
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| oblique
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چِین٘ٹی (cī̃ṭī)
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چِین٘ٹِیوں (cī̃ṭiyō̃)
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| vocative
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چِین٘ٹی (cī̃ṭī)
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چِین٘ٹِیو (cī̃ṭiyō)
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Further reading
- “چینٹی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “چینٹی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.