नागरिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नागरिक (nāgarika).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑːɡ.ɾɪk/, [n̪äːɡ.ɾɪk], /nɑː.ɡəɾ.ɪk/, [n̪äː.ɡəɾ.ɪk]

Noun

नागरिक or नागरिक (nāgrik or nāgarik) m or f by sense

  1. citizen, member of a country
    नागरिकों को एक दूसरे की मदद करनी चाहिए।
    nāgrikõ ko ek dūsre kī madad karnī cāhie.
    The citizens should help their fellow countrymen.
    Synonym: देशवासी (deśvāsī)

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Adjective

नागरिक (nāgrik) (indeclinable)

  1. civil, civic
  2. urban

Marathi

Etymology

From नगर (nagar) + -इक (-ik).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.ɡə.ɾik/, [na.ɡə.ɾiːk]

Noun

नागरिक (nāgarik) m or f

  1. citizen

Declension

Declension of नागरिक (nāgrik)
direct
singular
नागरिक
nāgrik
direct
plural
नागरिक
nāgrik
singular plural
nominative नागरिक
nāgrik
नागरिक
nāgrik
oblique नागरिका-
nāgarikā-
नागरिकां-
nāgarikāN-
dative नागरिकाला
nāgarikālā
नागरिकांना
nāgarikāNnā
ergative नागरिकाने
nāgarikāne
नागरिकांनी
nāgarikāNni
instrumental नागरिकाशी
nāgarikāśi
नागरिकांशी
nāgarikāNśi
locative नागरिकात
nāgarikāt
नागरिकांत
nāgarikāNt
vocative नागरिका
nāgarikā
नागरिकांनो
nāgarikāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of नागरिक
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject नागरिकाचा
nāgarikāċā
नागरिकाचे
nāgarikāce
नागरिकाची
nāgarikāci
नागरिकाच्या
nāgarikāca
नागरिकाचे, नागरिकाचं
nāgarikāce, nāgarikāċa
नागरिकाची
nāgarikāci
नागरिकाच्या
nāgarikāca
plural subject नागरिकांचा
nāgarikāNċā
नागरिकांचे
nāgarikāNce
नागरिकांची
nāgarikāNci
नागरिकांच्या
nāgarikāNca
नागरिकांचे, नागरिकांचं
nāgarikāNce, nāgarikāNċa
नागरिकांची
nāgarikāNci
नागरिकांच्या
nāgarikāNca
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

  • नागरी (nāgrī, civic)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नागरिक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
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