संगीन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سنگین (sangīn).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /səŋ.ɡiːn/, [sɐ̃ŋ.ɡĩːn]

Noun

संगीन • (saṅgīn) f (Urdu spelling سنگین)

1. bayonet

Declension

Declension of संगीन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	संगीन saṅgīn	संगीनें saṅgīnẽ
oblique	संगीन saṅgīn	संगीनों saṅgīnõ
vocative	संगीन saṅgīn	संगीनो saṅgīno

Adjective

संगीन • (saṅgīn) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سنگین)

1. stony, as stone
2. serious, severe, grave

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “संगीन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press