नदी

See also: नाद and नींद

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नदी (nadī). Doublet of नद्दी (naddī).

Noun

नदी (nadī) f (Kaithi 𑂢𑂠𑂲)

1. river

Hindi

नदी

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नदी (nadī́).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nə.d̪iː/, [n̪ə.d̪iː]

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Noun

नदी • (nadī) f (Urdu spelling ندی‎)

1. (geography) river

   Synonyms: सरिता (saritā), दरिया (dariyā), नदिया (nadiyā), सरि (sari)

   बहुत देर के बाद, नदी समुद्र में गिर जाती है।

   bahut der ke bād, nadī samudra mẽ gir jātī hai.

   After a long time, the river falls into the sea.

Declension

Declension of नदी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नदी nadī	नदियाँ nadiyā̃
oblique	नदी nadī	नदियों nadiyõ
vocative	नदी nadī	नदियो nadiyo

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “नदी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “नदी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “नदी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नदी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नदी (nadī́).

Noun

नदी • (nadī) f

1. river

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “नदी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नदी (nadī́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʌd̪i]
• Phonetic Devanagari: नदि

Noun

नदी • (nadī)

1. (geography) (large) river

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• nadī (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑀤𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• নদী (Bengali script)
• නදී (Sinhalese script)
• နဒီ or နဒဳ or ၼၻီ (Burmese script)
• นที or นะที (Thai script)
• ᨶᨴᩦ (Tai Tham script)
• ນທີ or ນະທີ (Lao script)
• នទី (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄘𑄩 (Chakma script)

Noun

नदी f

1. Devanagari script form of nadī “river”

Declension

Declension table of "नदी" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	नदी (nadī)	नदियो (nadiyo) or नदी (nadī)
Accusative (second)	नदिं (nadiṃ) or नदियं (nadiyaṃ)	नदियो (nadiyo) or नदी (nadī)
Instrumental (third)	नदिया (nadiyā)	नदीहि (nadīhi) or नदीभि (nadībhi)
Dative (fourth)	नदिया (nadiyā)	नदीनं (nadīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	नदिया (nadiyā)	नदीहि (nadīhi) or नदीभि (nadībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	नदिया (nadiyā)	नदीनं (nadīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	नदिया (nadiyā) or नदियं (nadiyaṃ)	नदीसु (nadīsu)
Vocative (calling)	नदि (nadi)	नदियो (nadiyo) or नदी (nadī)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬦᬤᬷ (Balinese script)
• নদী (Assamese script)
• নদী (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰟𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀤𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌨𑌦𑍀 (Grantha script)
• નદી (Gujarati script)
• ਨਦੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦤꦢꦷ (Javanese script)
• នទី (Khmer script)
• ನದೀ (Kannada script)
• ນທີ (Lao script)
• നദീ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘡𑘟𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠠᢑᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• ᠨᠠᡩᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• နဒီ (Burmese script)
• 𑧁𑦿𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐡𑐷 (Newa script)
• ନଦୀ (Oriya script)
• ꢥꢣꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆢𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖟𑖱 (Siddham script)
• නදී (Sinhalese script)
• నదీ (Telugu script)
• นที (Thai script)
• ན་དཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒠𑒲 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *nadíH (“river”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ned-ih₂, from *ned- (“thundering, roaring, rushing”) +‎ *-íh₂. Cognate with Younger Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬍𐬨‎ (anaⁱδīm, “across a river”). Possibly related to Ancient Greek Νέδα (Néda, name of a river), Middle Low German Nette (name of a river).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐ.díː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ɐ.d̪iː/

Noun

नदी • (nadī́) f

1. flowing water, river
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.55.7:

     न पर्वता न नद्यो वरन्त वो यत्राचिध्वं मरुतो गच्छथेदु तत् ।

     na parvatā na nadyo varanta vo yatrācidhvaṃ maruto gacchathedu tat .

     Neither the mountains nor the rivers keep you back: whither ye have resolved thither ye, Maruts, go.

2. (poetry) name of 2 kinds of metre
3. (linguistics) name of particular feminine stems ending in -ī or -ū (as in नदी (nadī) itself)

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of नदी (nadī́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नदी nadī́	नद्यौ / नदी¹ nadyaù / nadī́¹	नद्यः / नदीः¹ nadyàḥ / nadī́ḥ¹
Vocative	नदि nádi	नद्यौ / नदी¹ nádyau / nadī́¹	नद्यः / नदीः¹ nádyaḥ / nádīḥ¹
Accusative	नदीम् nadī́m	नद्यौ / नदी¹ nadyaù / nadī́¹	नदीः nadī́ḥ
Instrumental	नद्या nadyā̀	नदीभ्याम् nadī́bhyām	नदीभिः nadī́bhiḥ
Dative	नद्यै nadyaì	नदीभ्याम् nadī́bhyām	नदीभ्यः nadī́bhyaḥ
Ablative	नद्याः nadyā̀ḥ	नदीभ्याम् nadī́bhyām	नदीभ्यः nadī́bhyaḥ
Genitive	नद्याः nadyā̀ḥ	नद्योः nadyòḥ	नदीनाम् nadī́nām
Locative	नद्याम् nadyā̀m	नद्योः nadyòḥ	नदीषु nadī́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• नादेय (nādeyá)
• नादेयी (nādeyī)

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀡𑀈 (ṇaī)
  • Kamarupi Prakrit: 𑖜𑖂 (ṇai)
    • Assamese: নৈ (noi)
  • Oriya: ନଈ (nôi)
• Maharastri Prakrit:
  • Old Marathi: नई (naī), नइ (naï)
• Pali: nadī
• Romani: len
• →Tatsama:

  • Bengali: নদী (nodi)
  • Gujarati: નદી (nadī)
  • Hindi: नदी (nadī)
  • Kannada: ನದಿ (nadi)
  • Kashmiri: नदी (nadī)
  • Malayalam: നദി (nadi)
  • Marathi: नदी (nadī)
  • Nepali: नदी (nadī)
  • Oriya: ନଦୀ (nôdi)
  • Punjabi: ਨਦੀ (nadī)
  • Rajasthani: नंदी
  • Sindhi: ندي‎
  • Tamil: நதி (nati)
  • Telugu: నది (nadi)
  • Urdu: ندی‎