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  1. A

    Hindi-Urdu: pilaayaa jaanaa

    Hello, Just confused about what is allowed to be the patient with this construction. Can we say: ek glass wine roz pilaayaa jaata hai. (,a glass of wine is served every day). Can we also say: maiN ek glass wine pilaayaa jaataa huN. (I am served a glass of wine). This sounds wrong, I think...
  2. I

    Hindi: bhaav

    A lot of definitions for Hindi action nouns end with "[कुछ करने की] क्रिया या भाव" ([kuchh karne kii] kriyaa yaa bhaav). For example, संरचना (sanrachnaa) is defined as "अनेक अवयवों को जोड़कर वस्तु बनाने की क्रिया या भाव" (anek avyavon ko joRkar vastu banaane kii kriyaa yaa bhaav). What does the...
  3. CassowaryTalon

    [Urdu] [Hindi]: ki(h) jis

    Friends, In one of the many filmic adaptations of Devdas (1955 with Dilip Kumar), Chandramukhi gives this succinct story of her life: maiN vo phuul huuN ki(h) jis ko gayaa har koii masal ke merii umr bɛh gaii hai mere aaNsuoN meN Dhal ke that ki(h) jis seems syntactically redundant (at...
  4. I

    Tense in Hindi fiction

    Hello, everyone! This is from a short story by Agyeya called "शत्रु" (shatru): ज्ञान को एक रात सोते समय भगवान ने स्वप्न में दर्शन दिये... ज्ञान जाग पड़ा। उसने देखा, संसार अन्धकार में पड़ा है... और वह जाकर चौराहे पर खड़ा हो गया... (Gyaan ko ek raat sote samay bhagavaan ne swapn mein darshan diye......
  5. CassowaryTalon

    Urdu (Hindi): ne rɛhnaa

    Friends, Below is a stanza from the song "dard ke mausam", the main theme of the Pakistani soap opera "muqaddar" allaah hii jaane kab tak sɛhnaa hai sɛhnaa bhii hai to kuchh nahiiN kɛhnaa hai chiix bhii luuN to sunaauuN kis ko? hamdardoN ne to chup rɛhnaa hai maiN hii kaaraNR sab kii dil-jo’ii...
  6. CassowaryTalon

    Hindi, Urdu: kuchh huaa

    Friends, A short video in Youtube shows a Indian man admonishing his dog (a powerful Rotweiler) not to get close to a cooler. It is supposed to be funny to see how the dog, after barking and growing a little, submits to his master and puts on a disinterested, nonchalant face. The man says to...
  7. C

    Hindi: किजीएगा/ दिजीएगा?

    I have heard these words many times in cooking videos, standing in as an advice/instruction. For instance, "ज़्यादा नमक मत दिजीएगा," for "don't give it too much salt." It seems built on the polite imperative plus "गा," but I cannot find it in conjugation tables. Is it a slang or a usual...
  8. J

    Hindi: Using the verb "janna" or averbal phrase with "ko"

    I'd like to know if these two sentences are possible, correct and mean the same: 1. in baccõ ko angrezī ātī hai 2. ye bacche angrezī jānnate hai̇̃ If so, is one more usual than the other ? or 2 more used nowadays than before. ( Sorry for the transliteration, my knowledge of the Devanagari...
  9. CassowaryTalon

    [unknown Indic language]: silii

    Friends, The word silii as utilized in the famous Hindi/Urdu song "yaaraa silii silii", what does it mean? What language would that be? yaaraa silii silii birhaa kii raat kaa jalnaa IA gives me that it might be "a folk/dialectal variation of siilaa" (which doesn't make much sense given the...
  10. A

    Hindi: environment

    Hello, What's the right word for environment (as in green house gases, etc; not mahaul)? I had read वातावरण in a book years ago (the context was about turtles blending in with their environment -- e.g. camouflage). But maybe actually that's a different meaning of environment (more like...
  11. CSHY

    बुद्ध सिद्धार्थ गौतम (buddh siddharth gautam)

    बुद्ध सिद्धार्थ गौतम (buddh siddharth gautam): (in English: Buddha Siddhartha Gautama) . (I don't know writing or reading Hindi alphabet. ) 1) is (bu)ddh there above pronounced differently (as tth?) from (si)ddh(arth)? 2) does the double d(dd) means a long (geminate) consonant or is it doubled...
  12. A

    Hindi-Urdu: All plus clause

    Sorry for the unenlightening thread title. Didn't know how to describe it. How do we construct sentences along the lines of : All I want to do is swim. All you need to do is press this button. Spontaneously for the first one, in my translation there is no 'all' -- just maiN bas (sirf?)...
  13. D

    Hindi, Sanskrit: Demonym of लंका (Lankā)

    We know the demonym of भारत (Bhārat) is भारतीय (Bhāratīya), which is a Sanskrit demonym. Similarly what is the proper (Sanskritized?) demonym for लंका (Lankā) or श्रीलंका (Śrīlankā)? Acc. to Wikipedia, the Hindi demonym is श्रीलंकाई (Śrīlankāyī) which looks and sounds a bit awkward personally...
  14. E

    Hindi, Urdu: rahā karte ho

    Can anyone explain the grammatical tense in this sentence? tum to aise mauqoN kii talaash hii meiN rahaa karte ho I think I understand the meaning - "you keep on looking for such opportunities" or "you are always looking for such opportunities" - but am not sure I am getting the tense right.
  15. Pokeflute

    Hindi: गोंद में उठा लेना

    Hi all, I came across the following sentence: तभी चाचाजी आ जाते हैं और दिवाकर को गोंद में उठा लेते हैं I’d always thought गोंद meant "lap". However the image shows a man throwing the child (Diwakar) into the air / catching him. Does गोंद also mean "arms"? Or am I misunderstanding the sentence
  16. Pokeflute

    Hindi: कुवाड़ (kuwaaR) vs दरवाज़ा (darwaazaa)

    Is there a difference in these two words?
  17. D

    Sanskrit, Hindi: अर्ध and अर्द्ध "half"

    In Hindi, अर्द्ध is used as an alternative spelling of अर्ध "half". Is that the case in Sanskrit too? In Sanskrit dictionaries such as Monier Williams, I only see the spelling अर्ध. Is अर्द्ध attested in Sanskrit? Thanks
  18. CSHY

    Urdu, Hindi: please pronounce these words

    datatha. tadhada. thatada. dadhadha. dhadhadha. dhathada. dhadatha. Please pronounce these randomly coined Hindi words for me to find the differences between the consonants. (If accents are needed, put one on any syllable of each word as you wish). (If audio clips not convenient for you to...
  19. 7mz4

    Origin of the name بیلا

    I've across a woman's name بیلا. I wanted to know its origins. Is it from Sanskrit?
  20. twilightstruggling

    Hindi, Urdu: Use of चूज़ा/چوزہ for the young of birds besides chickens

    Hello all Hindi (and Urdu) speakers! The young of a chicken is referred to as चूज़ा in Hindi. The equivalent word in English would be a "chick" and if unqualified, this would usually refer to the young of a chicken. However, "chick" can also be used to refer to the young of other birds. In the...
  21. twilightstruggling

    Hindi, Urdu: Verb or noun for "tsk-tsk" or "tut-tut"

    Hello all Hindi (and Urdu) speakers! We often express disapproval or annoyance by smacking our tongue on our hard palate and this is rendered in English as "tsk-tsk" or "tut-tut". I was wondering if there is a verb or noun that expresses this action in Hindi (or Urdu). I look forward to...
  22. twilightstruggling

    Hindi, Sanskrit: Sandhi Splitting of "घनाभ", "गोलाभ" and "पक्षाभ"

    Hello all Hindi (and Sanskrit) speakers! My Hindi language journey has progressed superbly and I turn to this forum after many years to ask about more esoteric matters. My question is about the correct way to perform sandhi splits for "घनाभ" (cuboid), "गोलाभ" (spheroid) and "पक्षाभ" (cirrus...
  23. Pokeflute

    Hydrabadi Hindi / Dakhini Urdu: Hao ab une bhi to idhar ka student ich hai na bhai

    Hi all, I've recently come across a social media account that has comedy videos of "Hydrabadi Harry Potter". I'm curious about the language used, and if anyone can help me understand one line? Ron: Harry main suna ye saal Hogwarts mein saamp ghoom ra kate hai Harry: Hao ab une bhi to idhar ka...
  24. RustyHindi

    Hindi, Urdu: is dard-e-dil kii sifaarish ab kar de koii yahaaN' (इस दर्दे दिल की सिफारिश अब कर दे कोई यहां)

    Can someone explain the line in the title? It is from the song Baarish (Mohammed Irfan). Rekhta only mentions the meaning 'recommend' for 'sifaarish karnaa' however, afaik that doesn't fit in the context because 'x ki sifaarish karnaa' means 'to recommend x'. The translations I have come...
  25. A

    Hindi: petals पंखुड़ियाँ or पत्तियां?

    Hello, What do we use for petals, as in rose petals or flower petals? Also, for पत्तियां, is it too reductive to say pattaa = leaf, so pattii must be little leaf (ie petal)? Thanks.
  26. daleri

    Hindi: Dekhna/Dekhiye

    I have been learning Hindi and one thing that is a bit confusing to me is I have heard people say 'Ap zaroor dekhna' and 'Ap zaroor dekhiye'. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the differences is between the two in terms of usage.
  27. A

    Hindi: choice

    Hello, In bol chaal ki Hindi, I was wondering what people use for choice in the following sentences: - I am giving you two choices for dinner-- you can choose one. (Vikulp is what I found in the dictionary, but that doesn't sound colloquial, I don't think). From another thread, I noticed...
  28. Pokeflute

    Hindi - mere DimaanD (demand) meN tu

    Hi all - the following verse comes from Emiway's rap song "Khatam Hue Waande". For context, he is singing about a woman he is interested in. आएला है दिल मेरा तेरे पे, मचांड है तू मेरे रात को उजाला कर देती, चाँद है तू तुझसे प्यार कितना करता हूँ, पहले जान ले तू सब मेरे पीछे, लेकिन मेरे demand में...
  29. Pokeflute

    Hindi, Urdu, (maybe Punjabi?) - ratiyaaN, batiyaaN, akhiyaaN

    Hi all, I was listening to Badshah's song "O'Sajna", and I noticed instead of "raat -> raateN" or "baat -> baateN", the singer was saying "ratiyaaN", "batiyaaN". I've encountered this before with aaNkh (e.g. "akhiyaaN"). Is this a general pattern in Hindi/Urdu poetry? Or is this borrowing from...
  30. RustyHindi

    [Hindi-Urdu] Pronunciation of nasal consonant clusters produced by schwa deletion (Sankii, Mardaangii etc.)

    I was wondering which nasal consonants are usually used when a consonant cluster is produced due to schwa deletion. The two such examples I can think of off the top of my head are sankii (सनकी - sanakii) and mardaangii (मर्दानगी - mardaanagii). Both are written using the dental nasal in...
  31. N

    Hindi: मैं and its IPA "main"

    How exactly is मैं supposed to sound? Its IPA says "main", but it doesn't really sound like "mane" nor "mine" in English. It sounds to me like "Meh."
  32. 𐎀

    Hindi: लिखना vs रचना and रचना करना

    Hello! What is the difference between लिखना and रचना and रचना करना? They all mean "to write". So are they perfect synonyms? I never hear रचना or रचना करना in Bollywood movies but I hear लिखना all the time. So there must be a difference between them. What is it? Thank you.
  33. M

    Hindi: Old form of Devanagary letter La

    Hi! In Wikipedia article for Devanagary there's a section named "Old forms" with 4 letters there. I cannot understand, what's different in the ancient form of La. It looks completely the same for me. What should I pay attention to?
  34. H

    Hindi/Urdu: Ruaan

    Hi Everyone! Can someone help me out with the meaning of "Ruaan" in Hindi/Urdu? I'm basically referring to the song Ruaan from the movie Tiger 3. "Mera Ruaan Ruaan, Ab tere naa likhna." I was told that "Ruaan" means the hair on your body. I can understand how that would be used in the...
  35. Pokeflute

    Urdu, Hindi: O (and)

    Hi all, on Wikipedia, I recently came across the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Urdu, which starts with: I had a few questions about the word "o" in the first line. From a few threads in this forum (namely, this and this), I see it means some form of "and". 1. In Urdu, can "o"...
  36. MonsieurGonzalito

    Hindi: panautii - chunautii

    Friends, What does panautii mean in the following photo (which I assume is some sort of political joke directed against Rahul Gandhi)? I know that chunautii means "challenge". Thanks in advance
  37. RustyHindi

    Hindi-Urdu: Triggering oblique without postpositions

    Out of curiosity, are there any situations where a noun's oblique case is triggerred without any postpositions present? The only situation I can think of is verbs like 'ānā' and 'jānā', but even there I think there is an implicit 'ko'. It is more common if we consider infinitives too ig...
  38. B

    Hindi-Urdu: ek doosre

    Hi everyone The phrase एक दूसरे ایک دوسرے seems to mean "one second". However, in usage it means "each other", I think. How did this meaning arise? Is it also used in the original meaning of "one second"? Thanks
  39. UrduMedium

    Hindi, Urdu: Versus (banaam)

    Listening to Hindi stream of the cricket world cup commentary, I heard the use of बनाम (banaam) for the English word versus a lot. Seems like this is standard Hindi. However it is uncannily similar to Urdu بنام (banaam) which is used to dedicate something to a named person, something very...
  40. Pokeflute

    Hindi: Rhyming "e" and "ai"

    Hi all - Lately I've noticed that in several Hindi songs I've heard, the singers often rhyme "e" with "ai" (and sometimes nasalized). I wonder if this just because they sound similar, or if there is some closer relationship between the vowels? I know in Urdu both vowels are written with the...
  41. rehanelbengali

    Hindi, Bengali: Mapping of English Sounds to Letters

    I have noticed that in Bengali and Hindi, and probably in most of the Indian languages, if not all, the English aspirated stops, P, T and K are mapped to their unaspirated counterparts, প/प, ট/ट and ক/क respectively instead of ফ/फ, ঠ/ठ and খ/ख. Is there any reason for this? I can understand why...
  42. marrish

    Hindi: adhi-/abhi- as in अभिसूचना, अधिसूचना etc.

    Hello. I don't seem to be able to find any previous discussion touching upon the prefixes adhi- and abhi- in words like अभिसूचना, अधिसूचना ; अभिवास, अधिवास in the archives of the Forum. Is there a difference in meaning in such pairs of prefixed nouns? How are the meanings different from...
  43. rehanelbengali

    Hindi & Bengali: Matra

    In ordinary handwriting in both Bengali and Hindi, I have noticed that some people do not put matra (line running on top of the letter) on some letters that are supposed to have a matra in their printed form, but do put a matra on others. So I just wanted to know, is it correct to do this? If...
  44. rehanelbengali

    Bengali, Hindi: Transliteration and Transcription of Arabic words

    The name مُحَمَّدٌ is transcribed in Bengali variously as মুহম্মদ, মুহাম্মাদ, মুহাম্মদ, মোহম্মদ, মোহাম্মাদ and মোহাম্মদ. I can understand মুহম্মদ and মোহম্মদ because অ (which, of course, is implied and unwritten in medial or final position) is the etymological short a, so therefore অ maps...
  45. MonsieurGonzalito

    Hindi, Urdu: declension of words ending in -ai

    Friends, What is the declension of the feminine words ending in -ai (that normally in Devanagari are an inherent "a" plus "y", and in Urdu a baRii ye)? For example: mai مَے मय (="wine") or chae चाय چائے (="tea") My assumption is that they are treated as if ending in consonant, hence...
  46. S

    Hindi: leh, laih, lai

    Dear Foreros, I have been continually hearing some unfamiliar terms when listening to Hindi commentary concerning the ongoing world up. One of which is a term which sounds like the Punjabi leh except in this case it isn't indicating one's shock or surprise but rather concerns form. So you will...
  47. S

    Hindi: Naabaad ناباد

    Dear Foreros, This thread concerns a curious term that is used fervently in Hindi cricket commentary in naa-baad which appears to be used for not out. The question then becomes how has it come to being, since from the perspective of an Urdu-phone it doesn't appear to make sense? Naa-baad to us...
  48. MonsieurGonzalito

    Urdu, Hindi: Duubte ko milaa hai tinke kaa sahaaraa

    Friends, I found this expression in the OST song "Dobara". The context is that of a girl that falls in love (again) despite her wishes, or as some sort of consolation rather than true sentiment. xud ko ham ne hai sambhaalaa ab dobaara(h), kyaa karuuN? Duubte ko milaa hai tinke kaa sahaaraa...
  49. MonsieurGonzalito

    Hindi, Urdu: xaak meN milaanaa

    Friends, What is the exact meaning of "xaak meN milaanaa"? As in, for example, the Indian patriotic song "qadam qadam baRhaae jaa"? jo saamne tere khaRe tuu xaak meN milaae jaa In the song's Wikipedia page Qadam Qadam Badhaye Ja - Wikipedia and also in Rekhta Meaning of KHak mein milana...
  50. MonsieurGonzalito

    Urdu, Hindi: taras khaa taras

    Friends, In the naat "bhar do jholii"... the singer says: de taras khaa taras mujh_pe, aaqaa ab lagaa le tu mujh_ko bhii dil se I understand that the overall meaning of the first sentence is "have mercy on me, Lord". But, what does the khaa taras part mean? Also, why older and Urdu...
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