आलीशान

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, “exalted, noble”) + شَأْن (šaʔn, “glory, dignity”). Analyzable as आली (ālī) +‎ शान (śān).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.liː.ʃɑːn/, [äː.liː.ʃä̃ːn]

Adjective[edit]

आलीशान • (ālīśān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling علی شان)

magnificent, glorious, spectacular

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आलीशान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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