املی

Gojri

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀩𑀺𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (aṃbiliyā), from Sanskrit अम्लिका (amlikā). Cognate with Hindustani اِمْلِی (imlī) / इमली (imlī), Vaghri આંબરી (ā̃barī), Marwari आंबली (āmblī) / 𑅐𑅧𑅪𑅮𑅑 (anbli), आमली (āmlī) / 𑅐𑅬𑅮𑅑 (amli), इमली (imlī), ईमली (īmlī) / 𑅑𑅬𑅮𑅑 (imli), Malvi अमली (amlī), Nimadi अमली (amlī).

Noun

اِملی (imlī) f

1. tamarind, Tamarindus indica

Further reading

• Dr Rafique Anjum (2018) Concise Gojri-Kashmiri-English Dictionary, New Delhi: Adam Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN, page 44.
• Javaid Rahi (2015) “اِملی”, in گوجری ڈکشنری [Gojri Dictionary] (in Gojri), page 113, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āmlā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 58