بندی

See also: بندي, تندى, and تندي

Persian

Etymology

From بند (band) +‎ ـی (-i).

Noun

بندی • (bandi) (plural بندی‌ها (bandi-hâ))

1. prisoner

Descendants

• → Hindustani: bandī

  Hindi: बंदी, बन्दी

  Urdu: بندی

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਬੰਦੀ (bandī)

  Shahmukhi script: بندی (bndī)

• → Sanskrit: बन्दिन् (bandin)

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪnd̪iː/

Noun

بِندی • (bindī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਬਿੰਦੀ)

1. dot, point
2. bindi (dot worn on forehead)

Declension

Declension of بندی

	singular	plural
direct	بِندی (bindī)	بِندِیاں (bindīyāṉ)
oblique	بِندی (bindī)	بِندِیاں (bindīyāṉ)
vocative	بِندِیے (bindiye)	بِندِیو (bindīv)
ablative	بِندِیوں (bindīvṉ)	بِندِیاں (bindīyāṉ)
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Further reading

• “ਬਿੰਦੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian بندی (bandī).

Noun

بندی • (bandī) m (Hindi spelling बंदी)

1. prisoner
2. captive
3. slave

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बन्दिन् (bandin)، from earlier वन्दिन् (vandin, “praiser, bard”).

Noun

بندی • (bandī) m (Hindi spelling बंदी)

1. (rare) bard
2. (rare) one who praises or extols

References

• John T. Platts (2012 August 20 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]

Ushojo

Noun

بندی (bandī)

1. quality (plural)