हस्ती

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦəs.t̪iː/,

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian هستی (hastī).

Noun

हस्ती • (hastī) f (Urdu spelling ہَسْتی)

  1. personality, important person, celebrity
  2. existence, being
    Synonym: अस्तित्व (astitva)
    • 1904, Muhammad Iqbal, Tarānā-e-Hind :
      कुछ बात है कि हस्ती मिटती नहीं हमारी
      सदियों रहा है दुश्मन दौर-ए-ज़माँ हमारा
      kuch bāt hai ki hastī miṭtī nahī̃ hamārī
      sadiyõ rahā hai duśman daur-e-zamā̃ hamārā
      There is something about our existence for it doesn't get wiped
      Even though, for centuries, the time-cycle has been our enemy.
Declension
Declension of हस्ती (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct हस्ती
hastī 		हस्तियाँ
hastiyā̃
oblique हस्ती
hastī 		हस्तियों
hastiyõ
vocative हस्ती
hastī 		हस्तियो
hastiyo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit हस्ती (hastī). Doublet of हाथी (hāthī).

Noun

हस्ती • (hastī) m (feminine हस्तिनी)

  1. elephant
    Synonyms: हाथी (hāthī), गज (gaj)
    • 1990, Bhagavatīśaraṇa Miśra, पुरुषोत्तम, Rajpal & Sons, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 49:
      अश्वों और हस्तियों के बिछ जाने से रथारूढ़ों को मार्ग भी कठिनाई से मिल पा रहा था ।
      aśvõ aur hastiyõ ke bich jāne se rathārūṛhõ ko mārg bhī kaṭhināī se mil pā rahā thā .
      Due to the horses and elephants being spread all around, even the chariot-riders were finding their way with difficulty.
Declension
Declension of हस्ती (masc ī-stem)
singular plural
direct हस्ती
hastī 		हस्ती
hastī
oblique हस्ती
hastī 		हस्तियों
hastiyõ
vocative हस्ती
hastī 		हस्तियो
hastiyo

Further reading

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “हस्ती”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 697.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “हस्ती”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 859
  • “हस्ती”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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Pronunciation

Noun

हस्ती • (hastī́) m

  1. nominative singular of हस्तिन् (hastín, “elephant”)
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