असामी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• आसामी (āsāmī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَسَامِی (asāmī), from Arabic أَسَامٍ (ʔasāmin), plural of اِسْم (ism, “name”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.sɑː.miː/, [ɐ.säː.miː]

Noun

असामी • (asāmī) f (Urdu spelling اَسَامِی)

1. person, individual

   Synonyms: व्यक्ति (vyakti), शख़्स (śaxs)

2. client, customer
3. tenant
   1. (agriculture, historical) subtenant farmer (kind of farmer with non-permanent property rights)

Declension

Declension of असामी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	असामी asāmī	असामियाँ asāmiyā̃
oblique	असामी asāmī	असामियों asāmiyõ
vocative	असामी asāmī	असामियो asāmiyo

References

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