इब्तिदाई

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِبْتِدَائِی (ibtidā'ī), from Arabic اِبْتِدَائِيّ (ibtidāʔiyy).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɪb.t̪ɪ.d̪ɑː.iː/, [ɪb.t̪ɪ.d̪äː.iː]

Adjective

इब्तिदाई • (ibtidāī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اِبْتِدَائِی)

  1. beginning, inchoate, incipient, initial, primary, primordial, abortive, elementary, fundamental, primal, rudimental
    Synonyms: प्रारम्भिक (prārambhik), आरंभिक (ārambhik), प्राथमिक (prāthmik), मौलिक (maulik)

Adverb

इब्तिदाई • (ibtidāī) (Urdu spelling اِبْتِدَائِی)

  1. early
    Synonyms: तुरंत (turant), शीघ्र (śīghra)