नामर्दी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نَامَرْدِی (nāmardī). By surface analysis, नामर्द (nāmard) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑː.məɾ.d̪iː/, [näː.mɐɾ.d̪iː]
Noun
नामर्दी • (nāmardī) m (Urdu spelling نامَرْدی)
- impotence
- Synonym: नपुंसकता (napunsaktā)
- cowardice, unmanliness
- Synonym: कायरता (kāyartā)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | नामर्दी nāmardī |
| oblique | नामर्दी nāmardī |
| vocative | नामर्दी nāmardī |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “नामर्दी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2588
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नामर्द”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 549
- “नामर्दी”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.