हिंदी

See also: हद, हदें, हदों, हिंद, हिंदू, हौद, हृदा, and हृद्

Hindi

Alternative forms

• हिन्दी (hindī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندی (hindī). Equal to हिंद (hind, “India”) +‎ -ई (-ī, suffix showing relatedness).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪn.d̪iː/, [ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪iː]
• Rhymes: -ɪnd̪iː

Proper noun

हिंदी • (hindī) f (Urdu spelling ہندی)

1. Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli.

   क्या आप हिन्दी बोल सकते हैं?

   kyā āp hindī bol sakte ha͠i?

   Can you speak Hindi?

   हिन्दी देवनागरी लिपि में लिखी जाती है।

   hindī devnāgrī lipi mẽ likhī jātī hai.

   Hindi is written in the Devanagari script.

2. The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.
3. (linguistics) All the lects in the Hindi Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.
4. (historical) A dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Hindustani.

Declension

Declension of हिंदी (sg-only fem ī-stem)

	singular
direct	हिंदी hindī
oblique	हिंदी hindī
vocative	हिंदी hindī

Noun

हिंदी • (hindī) m (Urdu spelling ہندی)

1. (dated) an Indian; a person of India

   Synonyms: भारतीय (bhārtīya), हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānī)

   हिंदी हैं हम! ― hindī ha͠i ham! ― We are Indians!

Declension

Declension of हिंदी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हिंदी hindī	हिंदी hindī
oblique	हिंदी hindī	हिंदियों hindiyõ
vocative	हिंदी hindī	हिंदियो hindiyo

Adjective

हिंदी • (hindī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ہندی)

1. (dated) Indian

   Synonyms: भारतीय (bhārtīya), हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānī)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हिंदी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हिंदी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “हिंदी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندی (hindī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦin.d̪i/, [ɦin.d̪iː]

Proper noun

हिंदी • (hindī) f

1. Hindi (language)

References

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