अँगीठी

Hindi

FWOTD – 16 August 2017

Alternative forms

• अंगीठी (aṅgīṭhī)

एक बड़ी अँगीठी।

Etymology

Feminine of अँगीठा (aṅgīṭhā)/अंगीठा (aṅgīṭhā, “furnace”), from Sanskrit अग्निष्ठा (agniṣṭhā) or अग्निष्ठिका (agniṣṭhikā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /əŋ.ɡiː.ʈʰiː/, [ɐ̃ŋ.ɡiː.ʈʰiː]

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Noun

अँगीठी • (aṅgīṭhī) f (Urdu spelling انگیٹھی)

1. small stove, brazier
   • 1880 – 1936, Premchand, Aatmaaraam :

     वह अपने सायबान में प्रातः से संध्या तक अँगीठी के सामने बैठा हुआ खटखट किया करता था।

     vah apne sāybān mẽ prātaḥ se sandhyā tak aṅgīṭhī ke sāmne baiṭhā huā khaṭkhaṭ kiyā kartā thā.

     He sat in his shed in front of the brazier from dawn till dusk making rattling noises.

Declension

Declension of अँगीठी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अँगीठी aṅgīṭhī	अँगीठियाँ aṅgīṭhiyā̃
oblique	अँगीठी aṅgīṭhī	अँगीठियों aṅgīṭhiyõ
vocative	अँगीठी aṅgīṭhī	अँगीठियो aṅgīṭhiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अँगीठी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अँगीठी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अँगीठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अँगीठा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha