ग़लती
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian غلطی, ultimately from Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ). By surface analysis, ग़लत (ġalat) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɣəl.t̪iː/, [ɣɐl.t̪iː], /ɡəl.t̪iː/, [ɡɐl.t̪iː], /ɣə.lə.t̪iː/, [ɣɐ.lɐ.t̪iː], /ɡə.lə.t̪iː/, [ɡɐ.lɐ.t̪iː]
Noun
ग़लती • (ġaltī or ġalatī) f (Urdu spelling غَلَطِی)
- mistake, error
- Synonyms: भूल (bhūl), त्रुटि (truṭi), चूक (cūk), अशुद्धि (aśuddhi)
- ग़लती से ― ġaltī se ― by mistake
- fault
- Synonym: दोष (doṣ)
- यह मेरी ग़लती तो हो ही नहीं सकती।
- yah merī ġaltī to ho hī nahī̃ saktī.
- This definitely can't be my fault.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ग़लती ġaltī |
ग़लतियाँ ġaltiyā̃ |
| oblique | ग़लती ġaltī |
ग़लतियों ġaltiyõ |
| vocative | ग़लती ġaltī |
ग़लतियो ġaltiyo |
Derived terms
- ग़लती करना (ġaltī karnā, “to make a mistake; to err”)
Related terms
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ग़लती”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press