दीदी

See also: दिदी, दादी, दादा, and द्द

Hindi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Marathi दीदी (dīdī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪iː.d̪iː/

Noun

दीदी • (dīdī) f (Urdu spelling دیدی)

1. older sister, elder sister, didi

   Synonyms: दी (dī), जीजी (jījī)

Declension

Declension of दीदी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दीदी dīdī	दीदियाँ dīdiyā̃
oblique	दीदी dīdī	दीदियों dīdiyõ
vocative	दीदी dīdī	दीदियो dīdiyo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दीदी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दीदी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “दीदी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दीदी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Alternative forms

दिदी (didī)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Hindi दीदी (dīdī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪i.d̪i/, [d̪i.d̪iː]

Noun

दीदी • (dīdī) f (masculine दादा)

1. elder sister

   Synonym: ताई (tāī)

Declension

Declension of दीदी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	दीदी dīdī
direct plural	दीद्या dīdyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	दीदी dīdī		दीद्या dīdyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	दीदी dīdī		दीद्यां- dīdyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	दीदीला dīdīlā		दीद्यांना dīdyānnā
ergative	दीदीने, दीदीनं dīdīne, dīdīna		दीद्यांनी dīdyānnī
instrumental	दीदीशी dīdīśī		दीद्यांशी dīdyānśī
locative सप्तमी	दीदीत dīdīt		दीद्यांत dīdyāt
vocative संबोधन	दीदी dīdī		दीद्यांनो dīdyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of दीदी (fem ī-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	दीदीचा dīdīċā	दीदीचे dīdīċe	दीदीची dīdīcī	दीदीच्या dīdīcā	दीदीचे, दीदीचं dīdīċe, dīdīċa	दीदीची dīdīcī	दीदीच्या dīdīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	दीद्यांचा dīdyānċā	दीद्यांचे dīdyānċe	दीद्यांची dīdyāñcī	दीद्यांच्या dīdyāncā	दीद्यांचे, दीद्यांचं dīdyānċe, dīdyānċa	दीद्यांची dīdyāñcī	दीद्यांच्या dīdyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.