बंदगी

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian بندگی (bandagī).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bən.d̪ə.ɡiː/, [bɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐ.ɡiː]

Noun[edit]

बंदगी • (bandagī) f (Urdu spelling بندگی)

  1. servitude, bondage
    Synonyms: ग़ुलामी (ġulāmī), दासता (dāstā)
  2. devotion, worship
    • 1979 - present, Sajjan Dharmendra :
      काम देते नहीं मेरे मन का मुझे,
      और कहते हैं कर बंदगी की तरह।
      kām dete nahī̃ mere man kā mujhe,
      aur kahte ha͠i kar bandgī kī tarah.
      they do not give me work that is fit for me
      and they say do it like worship

Declension[edit]

Declension of बंदगी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct बंदगी
bandagī 		बंदगियाँ
bandagiyā̃
oblique बंदगी
bandagī 		बंदगियों
bandagiyõ
vocative बंदगी
bandagī 		बंदगियो
bandagiyo

Interjection[edit]

बंदगी • (bandagī) (Urdu spelling بندگی)

  1. (chiefly Islam) greetings, cheerio
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