दरमियानी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian درمیانی (darmiyānī). By surface analysis, दरमियान (darmiyān) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪əɾ.mɪ.jɑː.niː/, [d̪ɐɾ.mi.jäː.niː]

Adjective

दरमियानी • (darmiyānī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling درمیانی)

1. middle, intermediate, inner; included, contained
2. average, fair (of grade, rank)
3. mediocre

Noun

दरमियानी • (darmiyānī) m (Urdu spelling درمیانی)

1. intermediary, arbitrator
2. broker

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दरमियानी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दरमियानी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “darmiyani”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.