गली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀮𑀻 (*galī), related to Sanskrit कर्त (karta, “hole”), whence काट (kāṭa, “hole”) and गर्त (garta, “hole”). Cognate with Punjabi ਗਲੀ (galī) / گَلی (galī), Gujarati ગલી (galī), Sindhi ڳَليِ / ॻली, Marathi गल्ली (gallī), Bengali গলি (goli).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡə.liː/, [ɡɐ.liː]

Noun

गली • (galī) f (Urdu spelling گَلِی)

1. street, lane
2. alleyway

Declension

Declension of गली (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गली galī	गलियाँ galiyā̃
oblique	गली galī	गलियों galiyõ
vocative	गली galī	गलियो galiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “galī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kartá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press