ग़लती

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian غلطی (ğalati), ultimately from Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɣəl.t̪iː/, [ɣəl̪.t̪iː], /ɡəl.t̪iː/, [ɡəl̪.t̪iː]

Noun

ग़लती (ġaltī) f (Urdu spelling غَلَطِی)

  1. mistake
    ग़लती सेġaltī seby mistake
    Synonyms: चूक (cūk), भूल (bhūl)
  2. error, fault
    यह मेरी ग़लती तो हो ही नहीं सकती।
    yah merī ġaltī to ho hī nahī̃ saktī.
    This definitely can't be my fault.
    Synonym: अशुद्धि (aśuddhi)

Usage notes

Often the term ग़लती (ġaltī) is written as गलती (galtī) that is devoid of the nuqta.

Declension

Derived terms

  • ग़लती करना (ġaltī karnā, to make a mistake; to err)

References

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