रिश्तेदार

Hindi

Etymology

Oblique of रिश्ता (riśtā, “relation”) +‎ -दार (-dār, “bearing”). Compare Punjabi ਰਿਸ਼ਤੇਦਾਰ (riśtedār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɪʃ.t̪eː.d̪ɑːɾ/, [ɾɪʃ.t̪eː.d̪äːɾ]

Noun

रिश्तेदार • (riśtedār) m (Urdu spelling رشتہ دار)

1. relative (a family member, normally of the extended family)

   Synonyms: संबंधी (sambandhī), नातेदार (nātedār), बांधव (bāndhav)

   वह इसी बात से बचना चाहता था कि वह सिर्फ़ दूर का रिश्तेदार माना जाए

   vah isī bāt se bacnā cāhtā thā ki vah sirf dūr kā riśtedār mānā jāe

   he wanted to avoid being considered a mere distant relative

Declension

Declension of रिश्तेदार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रिश्तेदार riśtedār	रिश्तेदार riśtedār
oblique	रिश्तेदार riśtedār	रिश्तेदारों riśtedārõ
vocative	रिश्तेदार riśtedār	रिश्तेदारो riśtedāro

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “रिश्तेदार”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रिश्तेदार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रिश्तेदार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press