नदी

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See also: नाद, and नींद

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नदी (nadī). Doublet of नद्दी (naddī).

Noun

नदी (nadīf (Kaithi 𑂢𑂠𑂲)

  1. river

Hindi

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नदी

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नदी (nadī́).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nə.d̪iː/,
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Noun

नदी (nadīf (Urdu spelling ندی)

  1. (geography) river
    Synonyms: सरिता (saritā), दरिया (dariyā), नदिया (nadiyā), सरि (sari)
    बहुत देर के बाद, नदी समुद्र में गिर जाती है।
    bahut der ke bād, nadī samudra mẽ gir jātī hai.
    After a long time, the river falls into the sea.

Declension

References

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नदी (nadī́). First attested as Old Marathi नई (naī).

Pronunciation

Noun

नदी (nadīf

  1. river
    गंगा ही भारतातील सर्वात पवित्र नदी मानली जाते.
    gaṅgā hī bhārtātīl sarvāt pavitra nadī mānlī jāte.
    The Ganga is considered to be the holiest river in India.

Declension

Declension of नदी (fem ī-stem)
direct
singular
नदी
nadī
direct
plural
नद्या
nadyā
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
नदी
nadī
नद्या
nadyā
oblique
सामान्यरूप
नदी
nadī
नद्यां-
nadyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
नदीला
nadīlā
नद्यांना
nadyānnā
ergative नदीने, नदीनं
nadīne, nadīna
नद्यांनी
nadyānnī
instrumental नदीशी
nadīśī
नद्यांशी
nadyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
नदीत
nadīt
नद्यांत
nadyāt
vocative
संबोधन
नदी
nadī
नद्यांनो
nadyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of नदी (fem ī-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
नदीचा
nadīċā
नदीचे
nadīċe
नदीची
nadīcī
नदीच्या
nadīcā
नदीचे, नदीचं
nadīċe, nadīċa
नदीची
nadīcī
नदीच्या
nadīcā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
नद्यांचा
nadyānċā
नद्यांचे
nadyānċe
नद्यांची
nadyāñcī
नद्यांच्या
nadyāncā
नद्यांचे, नद्यांचं
nadyānċe, nadyānċa
नद्यांची
nadyāñcī
नद्यांच्या
nadyāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नदी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नदी (nadī́).

Pronunciation

Noun

नदी (nadī)

  1. (geography) (large) river

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

नदी f

  1. Devanagari script form of nadī “river”

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *nadíH (river), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ned-ih₂, from *ned- (thundering, roaring, rushing) +‎ *-íh₂. Cognate with Younger Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬍𐬨 (anaiδīm, across a river). Possibly related to Ancient Greek Νέδα (Néda, name of a river), Middle Low German Nette (name of a river).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    नदी (nadī́) stemf

    1. flowing water, river
      • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.55.7:
        न पर्व॑ता॒ न न॒द्यो॑ वरन्त वो॒ यत्राचि॑ध्वं मरुतो॒ गच्छ॒थेदु॒ तत्।
        उ॒त द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी या॑थना॒ परि॒ शुभं॑ या॒तामनु॒ रथा॑ अवृत्सत॥
        ná párvatā ná nadyò varanta vo yátrā́cidhvaṃ maruto gácchathédu tát.
        utá dyā́vāpṛthivī́ yāthanā pári śúbhaṃ yātā́mánu ráthā avṛtsata.
        Let not the mountains, let not the rivers, arrest you; whither you purpose, Maruts, thither repair, and compass heaven and earth; may the cars of the quick-moving Maruts arrive for our good.
    2. (poetry) name of 2 kinds of metre
    3. (linguistics) name of particular feminine stems ending in -ī or -ū (as in नदी (nadī) itself)

    Declension

    Original Rigvedic declension:

    Feminine ī-stem declension of नदी (nadī́)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative नदीः
    nadī́ḥ
    नद्या
    nadyā̀
    नद्यः
    nadyàḥ
    Vocative नदि
    nádi
    नद्या
    nádyā
    नद्यः
    nádyaḥ
    Accusative नद्यम्
    nadyàm
    नद्या
    nadyā̀
    नद्यः
    nadyàḥ
    Instrumental नद्या
    nadyā̀
    नदीभ्याम्
    nadī́bhyām
    नदीभिः
    nadī́bhiḥ
    Dative नद्ये
    nadyè
    नदीभ्याम्
    nadī́bhyām
    नदीभ्यः
    nadī́bhyaḥ
    Ablative नद्यः
    nadyàḥ
    नदीभ्याम्
    nadī́bhyām
    नदीभ्यः
    nadī́bhyaḥ
    Genitive नद्यः
    nadyàḥ
    नद्योः
    nadyòḥ
    नदीनाम्
    nadī́nām
    Locative नदी
    nadī́
    नद्योः
    nadyòḥ
    नदीषु
    nadī́ṣu

    Later declension:

    Feminine ī-stem declension of नदी (nadī́)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative नदी
    nadī́
    नद्यौ / नदी¹
    nadyaù / nadī́¹
    नद्यः / नदीः¹
    nadyàḥ / nadī́ḥ¹
    Vocative नदि
    nádi
    नद्यौ / नदी¹
    nádyau / nádī¹
    नद्यः / नदीः¹
    nádyaḥ / nádīḥ¹
    Accusative नदीम्
    nadī́m
    नद्यौ / नदी¹
    nadyaù / nadī́¹
    नदीः
    nadī́ḥ
    Instrumental नद्या
    nadyā́
    नदीभ्याम्
    nadī́bhyām
    नदीभिः
    nadī́bhiḥ
    Dative नद्यै
    nadyaí
    नदीभ्याम्
    nadī́bhyām
    नदीभ्यः
    nadī́bhyaḥ
    Ablative नद्याः / नद्यै²
    nadyā́ḥ / nadyaí²
    नदीभ्याम्
    nadī́bhyām
    नदीभ्यः
    nadī́bhyaḥ
    Genitive नद्याः / नद्यै²
    nadyā́ḥ / nadyaí²
    नद्योः
    nadyóḥ
    नदीनाम्
    nadī́nām
    Locative नद्याम्
    nadyā́m
    नद्योः
    nadyóḥ
    नदीषु
    nadī́ṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    • Monier Williams (1899) “नदी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 526/1.
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 9
    • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 324