संतरी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English sentry.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sən.t̪ɾiː/, [sɐ̃n̪.t̪ɾiː]

Noun

संतरी • (santrī) m (Urdu spelling سنتری)

1. sentry, guard, watchman

   Synonyms: प्रहरी (prahrī), पहरेदार (pahredār), आरक्षक (ārakṣak), चौकीदार (caukīdār), पासबान (pāsbān)

   • 1904, Muhammad Iqbal, Tarānā-e-Hind :

     परबत वो सबसे ऊँचा, हमसाया आसमाँ का।
     वो संतरी हमारा, वो पासबाँ हमारा॥

     parbat vo sabse ū̃cā, hamsāyā āsmā̃ kā.
     vo santrī hamārā, vo pāsbā̃ hamārā.

     The highest mountain he [Himalaya] is, the neighbour of the sky;
     he is our sentry, he is our guard.

Declension

Declension of संतरी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	संतरी santrī	संतरी santrī
oblique	संतरी santrī	संतरियों santriyõ
vocative	संतरी santrī	संतरियो santriyo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “संतरी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4858
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “संतरी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 623.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “संतरी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 760
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “संतरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 965