सुन्नी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سنی (sunnī), from Arabic سُنِّيّ (sunniyy).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sʊn.niː/, [sʊ̃n.niː]

Noun

सुन्नी • (sunnī) m (Urdu spelling سنی)

1. Sunnism, Sunni Islam
2. a Sunni (adherent of Sunni Islam)

Declension

Declension of सुन्नी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सुन्नी sunnī	सुन्नी sunnī
oblique	सुन्नी sunnī	सुन्नियों sunniyõ
vocative	सुन्नी sunnī	सुन्नियो sunniyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सुन्नी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha