खाड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *खाड (khāḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Punjabi ਖਾੜੀ (khāṛī), Gujarati ખાડી (khāḍī), Bengali খাঁড়ি (khãṛi).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    खाड़ी • (khāṛīf (Urdu spelling کھاڑی)

    1. bay, gulf

    Declension

    Declension of खाड़ी (fem ī-stem)
    singular plural
    direct खाड़ी
    khāṛī
    खाड़ियाँ
    khāṛiyā̃
    oblique खाड़ी
    khāṛī
    खाड़ियों
    khāṛiyõ
    vocative खाड़ी
    khāṛī
    खाड़ियो
    khāṛiyo

    Proper noun

    खाड़ी • (khāṛīf (Urdu spelling کھاڑی)

    1. the Persian Gulf
      खाड़ी देशkhāṛī deśGulf nations

    Declension

    Declension of खाड़ी (sg-only fem ī-stem)
    singular
    direct खाड़ी
    khāṛī
    oblique खाड़ी
    khāṛī
    vocative खाड़ी
    khāṛī

    References

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khāḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press