گولی

See also: کولی‎

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोलिका (golikā). Cognate with Persian گلوله‎ (golule).

Pronunciation

Noun

گولی • (golī) f (Hindi spelling गोली)

  1. bullet; pellet (gun ammunition)
  2. pill; tablet (medication)
  3. marble; small ball
  4. (by extension) Diminutive of گولا‎ (golā)

Declension
Declension of گولی
singular plural
direct گولی‎ (golī) گولیاں‎ (goliyā̃)
oblique گولی‎ (golī) گولیوں‎ (goliyō̃)
vocative گولی‎ (golī) گولیو‎ (goliyō)

Descendants
  • → English: gooly, goolies
  • → Pashto: ګولۍ‎ (golay)
  • → Persian: گولی‎ (goli, guli)

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