नारी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नारी (nā́rī).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑː.ɾiː/, [n̪äː.ɾiː]

Noun

नारी • (nārī) f (Urdu spelling ناری‎)

  1. woman
  2. wife

Declension
Declension of नारी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct नारी
nārī		 नारियाँ
nāriyā̃
oblique नारी
nārī		 नारियों
nāriyõ
vocative नारी
nārī		 नारियो
nāriyo

Synonyms

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬦᬵᬭᬷ (Balinese script)
  • নাৰী (Assamese script)
  • নারী (Bengali script)
  • 𑰡𑰯𑰨𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀦𑀸𑀭𑀻 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍀 (Grantha script)
  • નારી (Gujarati script)
  • ਨਾਰੀ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦤꦴꦫꦷ (Javanese script)
  • នារី (Khmer script)
  • ನಾರೀ (Kannada script)
  • ນາຣີ (Lao script)
  • നാരീ (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘡𑘰𑘨𑘲 (Modi script)
  • ᠨᠠᢗᠷᢈᢈ (Mongolian script)
  • ᠨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
  • နာရီ (Burmese script)
  • 𑧁𑧑𑧈𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐣𑐵𑐬𑐷 (Newa script)
  • ନାରୀ (Oriya script)
  • ꢥꢵꢬꢷ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆤𑆳𑆫𑆵 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖡𑖯𑖨𑖱 (Siddham script)
  • නාරී (Sinhalese script)
  • నారీ (Telugu script)
  • นารี (Thai script)
  • ནཱ་རཱི (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒢𑒰𑒩𑒲 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From earlier Vedic Sanskrit नारि (nā́ri); ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́riš (“woman”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬌𐬭𐬌‎ (nāiri, “woman”), Middle Persian n'(y)lyk' (nārīg, “woman, lady wife”).

Pronunciation

Noun

नारी • (nā́rī) f

  1. woman, wife
  2. female or any object regarded as feminine
  3. sacrifice

Declension
Feminine ī-stem declension of नारी (nā́rī)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नारी
nā́rī		 नार्यौ / नारी¹
nā́ryau / nā́rī¹		 नार्यः / नारीः¹
nā́ryaḥ / nā́rīḥ¹
Vocative नारि
nā́ri		 नार्यौ / नारी¹
nā́ryau / nā́rī¹		 नार्यः / नारीः¹
nā́ryaḥ / nā́rīḥ¹
Accusative नारीम्
nā́rīm		 नार्यौ / नारी¹
nā́ryau / nā́rī¹		 नारीः
nā́rīḥ
Instrumental नार्या
nā́ryā		 नारीभ्याम्
nā́rībhyām		 नारीभिः
nā́rībhiḥ
Dative नार्यै
nā́ryai		 नारीभ्याम्
nā́rībhyām		 नारीभ्यः
nā́rībhyaḥ
Ablative नार्याः
nā́ryāḥ		 नारीभ्याम्
nā́rībhyām		 नारीभ्यः
nā́rībhyaḥ
Genitive नार्याः
nā́ryāḥ		 नार्योः
nā́ryoḥ		 नारीणाम्
nā́rīṇām
Locative नार्याम्
nā́ryām		 नार्योः
nā́ryoḥ		 नारीषु
nā́rīṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants
  • → Bengali: নারী (nari)
  • → Hindi: नारी (nārī)
  • → Punjabi: ਨਾਰੀ (nārī, “female”)
  • → Telugu: నారి (nāri)
  • → Thai: นารี (naa-rii)
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