بدھیا
Urdu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺𑀅 (vaddhia), from Sanskrit वध्रि (vádhri, “castrated”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bə.d̪ʱɪ.jɑː/
Adjective
[edit]بَدھیا • (badhyā) (Hindi spelling बधिया)
Noun
[edit]بَدھیا • (badhyā) m (Hindi spelling बधिया)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | بَدھیا (badhiyā) | بَدھیے (badhiye) |
| oblique | بَدھیے (badhiye) | بَدھیوں (badhiyõ) |
| vocative | بَدھیے (badhiye) | بَدھیو (badhiyo) |
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vádhri”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
[edit]- “بدھیا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “बधिया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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- Urdu terms derived from Sanskrit
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- Urdu terms inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit
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- Urdu lemmas
- Urdu adjectives
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