असंगति

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit असङ्गति (asaṅgati)। Equivalent to असंगत (asaṅgat) +‎ -इ (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.səŋ.ɡə.t̪iː/, [ɐ.sɐ̃ŋ.ɡɐ.t̪iː]

Noun

असंगति • (asaṅgati) f

1. incoherence, inconsistency, contradiction, absurdity, inappropriateness, incongruity, discrepancy

   Synonyms: विभेद (vibhed), विसंगति (visaṅgti)

   Antonyms: संगति (saṅgti), सामंजस्य (sāmañjasya)

   उसके बयानों में बहुत असंगति है।

   uske bayānõ mẽ bahut asaṅgti hai.

   There is a lot of inconsistency in his statements.

2. (rhetoric) when the cause and the effect occur in different locations, appearing contradictory

Declension

Declension of असंगति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	असंगति asaṅgati	असंगतियाँ asaṅgatiyā̃
oblique	असंगति asaṅgati	असंगतियों asaṅgatiyõ
vocative	असंगति asaṅgati	असंगतियो asaṅgatiyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “असंगति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 371
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “असंगति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 67
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “असंगति”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 28.