बिस्तर

See also: बिस्तारै and बिस्तारो

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (bestar). Compare with Sanskrit विस्तर (vistara, “layer, bed; anything spread out”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɪs.t̪əɾ/, [bɪs̪.t̪əɾ]

Noun

बिस्तर • (bistar) m (Urdu spelling بستر‎)

bed, mattress, bedding
वह अभी भी बिस्तर में पड़ा हुआ हैं।
vah abhī bhī bistar mẽ paṛā huā ha͠i.
He is still lying in bed.

Synonym: पलंग (palaṅg)

Declension

Declension of बिस्तर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बिस्तर bistar	बिस्तर bistar
oblique	बिस्तर bistar	बिस्तरों bistarõ
vocative	बिस्तर bistar	बिस्तरो bistaro

Related terms

चारपाई (cārpāī)

References

Platts, John T. (1884), “बिस्तर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बिस्तर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

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