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گندمی

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian گندمی (gandumī), from گندم (gandum, wheat).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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گَنْدُمی (gandumī) (Hindi spelling गंदुमी)

  1. wheat-colored, wheat-complexioned
    • شاہ مبارک آبرو (Shāh Mubārak Ābrū) :
      جب کہ ایسا ہو گندمی لونڈا
      تب گنہگار کیوں نہ ہو آدم
      jab ki aisā ho gandumī lauṇḍā
      tab gunahgār kyõ na ho ādam
      when there is such a wheat-complexioned boy
      why then should not Adam be a sinner?