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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian آهسته (āhista).
Pronunciation
Adverb
आहिस्ता • (āhistā) (Urdu spelling آہستہ)
- slowly, sluggishly
- Synonyms: धीमे (dhīme), धीरे (dhīre), आराम से (ārām se), रफ़्ता-रफ़्ता (raftā-raftā), शनैः (śanaiḥ), हौले-हौले (haule-haule)
रेलगाड़ी आहिस्ता क्यों चलने लगी है?- relgāṛī āhistā kyõ calne lagī hai?
- Why has the train begun to slow?
- आहिस्ता-आहिस्ता ― āhistā-āhistā ― very slowly
- quietly, quiet
- Synonyms: धीमे (dhīme), हौले-हौले (haule-haule)
- टीवी को आहिस्ता करो! ― ṭīvī ko āhistā karo! ― Make the TV quiet!
- आहिस्ता बात करना ― āhistā bāt karnā ― to whisper; to speak slowly
- gently, softly
- Synonyms: आराम से (ārām se), हौले-हौले (haule-haule)
- आहिस्ता-आहिस्ता छूना ― āhistā-āhistā chūnā ― to touch gently
Derived terms
- आहिस्ता करना (āhistā karnā, “to make quiet; to do slowly; to do gently”)
- आहिस्ता होना (āhistā honā, “to be quiet; to be slow”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “आहिस्ता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.