ईंट

Hindi

FWOTD – 20 January 2019

Etymology

From Sanskrit इष्टका (íṣṭakā, “brick”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hišt- (“brick”), possibly from the BMAC substrate.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ĩːʈ/

Noun

ईंट • (ī̃ṭ) f (Urdu spelling اینٹ)

1. a 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

See also

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