जमाई
Hindi
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Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.mɑː.iː/, [d͡ʒɐ.mäː.iː]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀼𑀅 (jāmādua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Compare Punjabi ਜਵਾਈ (javāī), Gujarati જમાઈ (jamāī), Nepali ज्वाइँ (jwāĩ), Bengali জামাই (jamai), Assamese জোঁৱাই (zü̃ai), Marathi जावई (jāvaī), Konkani जांवंय (jāuvaiya). Doublet of दामाद (dāmād) and जामाता (jāmātā).
Noun
जमाई • (jamāī) m (Urdu spelling جمائی)
- son-in-law
- Synonym: दामाद (dāmād)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जमाई jamāī |
जमाई jamāī |
| oblique | जमाई jamāī |
जमाइयों jamāiyõ |
| vocative | जमाई jamāī |
जमाइयो jamāiyo |
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “जमाई”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “जमाई”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1695
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “जमाई”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 234
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जमाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 358
Etymology 2
Verb
जमाई • (jamāī)
- alternative spelling of जमायी (jamāyī)
Old Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀅 ~ * 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀺𑀅 (*jāmāia ~ * jāmādia), from Sanskrit जामा॑तृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā (“son-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘕𑘰𑘪𑘰𑘃 (jāvāī).
Noun
जमाई • (jamāī) m