नारी

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नारी (nārī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɑː.ɾiː/,

Noun

नारी (nārīf (Urdu spelling ناری)

  1. woman
  2. wife

Declension

Synonyms

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́riH (woman). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬌𐬭𐬍 (i, woman), Middle Persian n'(y)lyk' (nārīg, woman, lady wife).

Pronunciation

Noun

नारी (nā́rī) stemf

  1. woman, wife
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.92.3:
      अर्च॑न्ति॒ नारी॑र् अ॒पसो॒ न वि॒ष्टिभि॑: समा॒नेन॒ योज॑ने॒ना प॑रा॒वत॑:।
      इषं॒ वह॑न्तीः सु॒कृते॑ सु॒दान॑वे॒ विश्वेदह॒ यज॑मानाय सुन्व॒ते॥
      árcanti nā́rīr apáso ná viṣṭíbhi: samānéna yójanenā́ parāváta:.
      íṣaṃ váhantīḥ sukṛ́te sudā́nave víśvédáha yájamānāya sunvaté.
      They sing their song like women active in their tasks, along their common path hither from far away, bringing refreshment to the liberal devotee, yea, all things to the worshipper who pours the juice.
  2. female or any object regarded as feminine

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of नारी
singular dual plural
nominative नारी (nā́rī) नार्यौ (nā́ryau)
नारी¹ (nā́rī¹)
नार्यः (nā́ryaḥ)
नारीः¹ (nā́rīḥ¹)
vocative नारि (nā́ri) नार्यौ (nā́ryau)
नारी¹ (nā́rī¹)
नार्यः (nā́ryaḥ)
नारीः¹ (nā́rīḥ¹)
accusative नारीम् (nā́rīm) नार्यौ (nā́ryau)
नारी¹ (nā́rī¹)
नारीः (nā́rīḥ)
instrumental नार्या (nā́ryā) नारीभ्याम् (nā́rībhyām) नारीभिः (nā́rībhiḥ)
dative नार्यै (nā́ryai) नारीभ्याम् (nā́rībhyām) नारीभ्यः (nā́rībhyaḥ)
ablative नार्याः (nā́ryāḥ)
नार्यै² (nā́ryai²)
नारीभ्याम् (nā́rībhyām) नारीभ्यः (nā́rībhyaḥ)
genitive नार्याः (nā́ryāḥ)
नार्यै² (nā́ryai²)
नार्योः (nā́ryoḥ) नारीणाम् (nā́rīṇām)
locative नार्याम् (nā́ryām) नार्योः (nā́ryoḥ) नारीषु (nā́rīṣu)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

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