دادی

Urdu

Etymology

McGregor inferred it to be from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀸𑀤𑁆𑀤- (*dādda-). Platts gives it as from the Sanskrit तात (tāta) + कः (kaḥ).

Pronunciation

Noun

دادی • (transliteration needed) f (masculine دادا‎, Hindi spelling दादी)

  1. paternal grandmother

Declension
Declension of دادی
singular plural
direct دادی‎ (dādī) دادیاں‎ (dādiyā̃)
oblique دادی‎ (dādī) دادیوں‎ (dādiyō̃)
vocative دادی‎ (dādī) دادیو‎ (dādiyō)

References
  • “دادی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “دادی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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