देहली

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu دہلی‎ (dahlī, dehlī), from Classical Persian دهلی‎ (dihli), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪eːɦ.liː/, [d̪eːɦ.l̪iː]

Proper noun

देहली • (dehlī) f (Urdu spelling دہلی‎)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
  2. threshold, doorstep
    Synonym: दहलीज़ (dahlīz)

Usage notes

The more common term for Delhi in Hindi is दिल्ली (dillī).

Declension
Declension of देहली (sg-only fem ī-stem)
singular
direct देहली
dehlī
oblique देहली
dehlī
vocative देहली
dehlī
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