क़तई

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَطُّ (qaṭṭu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /qə.t̪ə.iː/, [qɐ.t̪ɐ.iː], /kə.t̪ə.iː/, [kɐ.t̪ɐ.iː]

Adverb

क़तई • (qataī) (Urdu spelling قطعی)

1. completely, wholly, absolutely, utterly

   Synonym: बिलकुल (bilkul)

References

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