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Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
Proper noun
दिल्ली (dillī ) f (Kaithi 𑂠𑂱𑂪𑂹𑂪𑂲 )
Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India , containing the national capital New Delhi )
Hindi
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly from one of the following:
Sanskrit डिल्लि ( ḍilli ) , डिल्ली ( ḍillī ) .
Inherited from Apabhramsa ढिल्ली ( ḍhillī ) , first attested in a literary work from 1132 CE).
A feminine form of दिल ( dil , “ hillock ” ) that changed to दिल्ली ( dillī ) over time.
A corrupted form of देहली ( dehlī , “ Delhi ” ) or दहलीज़ ( dahlīz , “ border ” ) .
From धिलु ( dhilu ) or दिलु ( dilu ) , the name of a former king by tradition.
Some sources also say that the word is related to a loose pillar termed ढील ( ḍhīl ) , which is from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 ( ḍhilla ) .
Compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 ( ḍhillī , “ Delhi ” ) , Old Gujarati ढीली ( ḍhīlī , “ Delhi ” ) , and Old Marathi 𑘛𑘲𑘩𑘲 ( ḍhīlī , “ Delhi ” ) .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
दिल्ली • (dillī ) f (Urdu spelling دلّی )
Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India , containing the national capital New Delhi )
भारत के प्रधान मंत्री दिल्ली प्रांत में रहते हैं। bhārat ke pradhān mantrī dillī prānt mẽ rahte ha͠i. The prime minister of India lives in Delhi .
दिल्लीवाला ― dillīvālā ― Delhiite
Declension
Declension of दिल्ली (sg-only fem ī-stem )
singular
direct
दिल्ली dillī
oblique
दिल्ली dillī
vocative
दिल्ली dillī
Derived terms
See also
References
Platts, John T. (1884 ) “दिल्ली ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English , London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Cohen, Richard J. "An Early Attestation of the Toponym Ḍhillī". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 1989: 513–519.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993 ) “दिल्ली ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary , London: Oxford University Press
Konkani
Pronunciation
Proper noun
दिल्ली • (dillī ) (Latin script Dilli , Kannada script ದಿಲ್ಲೀ )
Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India , containing the national capital New Delhi )
Maithili
Pronunciation
Proper noun
दिल्ली • (dillī )
Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India , containing the national capital New Delhi )
Marathi
Pronunciation
Proper noun
दिल्ली • (dillī ) ?
Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India , containing the national capital New Delhi )
Nepali
Pronunciation
Proper noun
दिल्ली • (dillī )
Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India , containing the national capital New Delhi )
Declension
Newar
Pronunciation
Proper noun
दिल्ली • (dillī ) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐡𑐶𑐮𑑂𑐮𑐷 )
Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India , containing the national capital New Delhi )