अद्वितीय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अद्वितीय (advitīya), from अ- (a-, negating sufix) +‎ द्वितीय (dvitīya, “second”), literally “without a second”.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əd̪.ʋɪ.t̪iː.jᵊ/, [ɐd̪.wɪ.t̪iː.jᵊ]

Adjective

अद्वितीय • (advitīya) (indeclinable)

1. unique, one of a kind

   Synonyms: अनूठा (anūṭhā), अनोखा (anokhā), अप्रतिम (apratim), निराला (nirālā)

2. sole, only

   Synonyms: अकेला (akelā), अनन्य (ananya), इकलौता (iklautā), एक (ek), एकमात्र (ekmātra), एकल (ekal)

3. matchless, unparalleled

   Synonyms: अनुपम (anupam), अप्रतिम (apratim), बेजोड़ (bejoṛ), बेमिसाल (bemisāl), लाजवाब (lājavāb), लासानी (lāsānī)

Proper noun

अद्वितीय • (advitīya) m

1. (Hinduism) Supreme, Brahman

   Synonyms: परमात्मा (parmātmā), ब्रह्म (brahma)

Declension

Declension of अद्वितीय (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	अद्वितीय advitīya
oblique	अद्वितीय advitīya
vocative	अद्वितीय advitīya

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अद्वितीय”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अद्वितीय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press