दिल्ली

Bhojpuri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɪl.li/, [d̪ɪl.li]

Proper noun

दिल्ली (dillī) f (Kaithi 𑂠𑂱𑂪𑂹𑂪𑂲)

1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Hindi

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from one of the following:

• Sanskrit डिल्लि (ḍilli), डिल्ली (ḍillī).
• Inherited from Apabhramsa ढिल्ली (ḍhillī), first attested in a literary work from 1132 CE).
• A feminine form of दिल (dil, “hillock”) that changed to दिल्ली (dillī) over time.
• A corrupted form of देहली (dehlī, “Delhi”) or दहलीज़ (dahlīz, “border”).
• From धिलु (dhilu) or दिलु (dilu), the name of a former king by tradition.
• Some sources also say that the word is related to a loose pillar termed ढील (ḍhīl), which is from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (ḍhilla).

Compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (ḍhillī, “Delhi”), Old Gujarati ढीली (ḍhīlī, “Delhi”), and Old Marathi 𑘛𑘲𑘩𑘲 (ḍhīlī, “Delhi”). This word cannot be connected to Classical Persian دل (dil) any way shape or form due to the existence of Urdu دِہْلِی (dihlī), which is an older variant of the name used before the 20th century in poetry and official documents.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪl.liː/

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī) f (Urdu spelling دلّی)

1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

   दिल्लीवाला ― dillīvālā ― Delhiite

   भारत के प्रधान मन्त्री दिल्ली प्रान्त में रहते हैं।

   bhārat ke pradhān mantrī dillī prānt mẽ rahte ha͠i.

   The prime minister of India lives in Delhi.

Declension

Declension of दिल्ली (sg-only fem ī-stem)

	singular
direct	दिल्ली dillī
oblique	दिल्ली dillī
vocative	दिल्ली dillī

Derived terms

• दिल्ली अभी दूर है (dillī abhī dūr hai)

See also

states of India: भारत के प्रदेश (bhārat ke pradeś)edit

• अरुणाचल प्रदेश (aruṇācal pradeś)
• असम (asam)
• आंध्र प्रदेश (āndhra pradeś)
• उत्तर प्रदेश (uttar pradeś)
• उत्तराखंड (uttarākhaṇḍ)
• ओड़िशा (oṛiśā)
• कर्नाटक (karnāṭak)
• केरल (keral)
• गुजरात (gujrāt)
• गोवा (govā)
• छत्तीसगढ़ (chattīsgaṛh)
• जम्मू और कश्मीर (jammū aur kaśmīr)
• झारखंड (jhārkhaṇḍ)
• तमिल नाडु (tamil nāḍu)
• तेलंगाना (telaṅgānā)
• त्रिपुरा (tripurā)
• नागालैंड (nāgālaiṇḍ)
• पंजाब (pañjāb)
• पश्चिम बंगाल (paścim baṅgāl)
• बिहार (bihār)
• मणिपुर (maṇipur)
• मध्य प्रदेश (madhya pradeś)
• महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra)
• मिज़ोरम (mizoram)
• मेघालय (meghālay)
• राजस्थान (rājasthān)
• सिक्किम (sikkim)
• हरियाणा (hariyāṇā)
• हिमाचल प्रदेश (himācal pradeś)

union territories of India: भारत के केंद्र शासित प्रदेश (bhārat ke kendra śāsit pradeś)edit

• अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीपसमूह (aṇḍamān aur nikobār dvīpsamūh)
• चंडीगढ़ (caṇḍīgaṛh)
• जम्मू और कश्मीर (jammū aur kaśmīr)
• दादर और नगर हवेली एवं दमन और दीव (dādar aur nagar havelī evã daman aur dīv)
• दिल्ली (dillī)
• पुदुच्चेरी (puduccerī)
• लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīp)
• लद्दाख़ (laddāx)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “दिल्ली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Cohen, Richard J. "An Early Attestation of the Toponym Ḍhillī". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 1989: 513–519.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दिल्ली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dil.liː/, [dil.liː]

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī) (Latin script Dilli, Kannada script ದಿಲ್ಲೀ)

1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Maithili

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɪlliː]

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī)

1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪il.li/, [d̪il.liː]

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī) ?

1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दिल्ली (dillī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪illi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दिल्लि

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī)

1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Declension

Declension of दिल्ली
	Singular
nominative	दिल्ली [d̪illi]
accusative	दिल्लीलाई [d̪illiläi]
instrumental/ergative	दिल्लीले [d̪illile]
dative	दिल्लीलाई [d̪illiläi]
ablative	दिल्लीबाट [d̪illibäʈʌ]
genitive	दिल्लीको [d̪illiko]
locative	दिल्लीमा [d̪illimä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Newar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dilliː]

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐡𑐶𑐮𑑂𑐮𑐷)

1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)