گاڑی

See also: گاری‎

Kalkoti

Noun

گاڑی (gāṛī)

  1. car, vehicle

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀟- (*gāḍḍa-). Cognate with Punjabi گَڈِّی‎ (gaḍḍī).

Pronunciation

Noun

گاڑی • (gāṛī) f (Hindi spelling गाड़ी)

  1. car
  2. carriage, wagon, cart
  3. any four-wheeled motor vehicle (bus, truck)
  4. any railed vehicle (train, tram)

Declension
Declension of گاڑی
singular plural
direct گاڑی‎ (gāṛī) گاڑیاں‎ (gāṛiyā̃)
oblique گاڑی‎ (gāṛī) گاڑیوں‎ (gāṛiyō̃)
vocative گاڑی‎ (gāṛī) گاڑیو‎ (gāṛiyō)
  • گھوڑا گاڑی‎ (ghoṛā gāṛī, “horse-cart, horse-drawn wagon or chariot”)
  • ریل گاڑی‎ (rel gāṛī, “railcar”)

Descendants
  • → Gulf Arabic: قاري‎ (gāri)
  • → English: gharry
  • → Pashto: ګاډی‎
  • → Persian: گاری‎ (gâri)
  • → Swahili: gari

References
  • “گاڑی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “گاڑی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “گاڑی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 892
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