नामर्दी
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian نَامَرْدِی (nāmardī). By surface analysis, नामर्द (nāmard) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]नामर्दी • (nāmardī) m (Urdu spelling نامَرْدی)
- impotence
- Synonym: नपुंसकता (napunsaktā)
- cowardice, unmanliness
- Synonym: कायरता (kāyartā)
Declension
[edit]Declension of नामर्दी (sg-only fem ī-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | नामर्दी nāmardī |
| oblique | नामर्दी nāmardī |
| vocative | नामर्दी nāmardī |
Further reading
[edit]- 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, 2024.