ईंट

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā), from Sanskrit *इष्टा (iṣṭā), an unsuffixed form of Sanskrit इष्टका (íṣṭakā, brick), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hišt- (brick), possibly from the BMAC substrate. Cognate with Punjabi ਇੱਟ (iṭṭa) / اِٹّ (īṭṭ), Gujarati ઈંટ (ī̃ṭa), Marathi वीट (vīṭ), Bengali ইট (iṭ), and Odia ଇଟା (iṭā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ईंट (ī̃ṭf (Urdu spelling اِین٘ٹ)

  1. brick
    • The Bible, Ezekiel 4:1:
      तू एक ईंट ले और उसे अपने साम्हने रख कर उस पर एक नगर, अर्थात यरूशलेम का चित्र खींच
      tū ek ī̃ṭ le aur use apne sāmhane rakh kar us par ek nagar, arthāt yarūślem kā citra khī̃c
      take a brick and place it in front of you so as to trace the outline of the city of Jerusalem
  2. (card games) diamond

Declension

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See also

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Suits in Hindi · रंग (raṅg) (layout · text)
पान (pān) ईंट (ī̃ṭ) हुक्म (hukm) चिड़ी (ciṛī)

References

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