नदी

See also: नाद and नींद

Bhojpuri

Alternative forms

• नद्दी (naddī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नदी (nadī́).

Noun

नदी (nadī) f

1. river

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Hindi

नदी

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नदी (nadī́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nədiː/

Noun

नदी • (nadī) f (Urdu spelling ندی)

1. (geography) river

   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.

Synonyms

• रूद (rūd)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “नदी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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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.

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Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नदी (nadī́).

Noun

नदी • (nadī)

1. (geography) (large) river

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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)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *nadíH, 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”).

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নদী (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬤᬷ (Balinese script)
• নদী (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰟𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀤𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• နဒီ (Burmese script)
• નદી (Gujarati script)
• ਨਦੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌦𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦢꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂠𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ನದೀ (Kannada script)
• នទី (Khmer script)
• ນທີ (Lao script)
• നദീ (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᠠᡩᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘟𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠠᢑᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑦿𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐡𑐷 (Newa script)
• ନଦୀ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢣꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆢𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖟𑖱 (Siddham script)
• නදී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩭𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚛𑚯 (Takri script)
• நதீ³ (Tamil script)
• నదీ (Telugu script)
• นที (Thai script)
• ན་དཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒠𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨛𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

नदी • (nadī́) stem, f

1. flowing water
2. river
3. (poetry) name of 2 kinds of metre
4. (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 / nádī¹	नद्यः / नदीः¹ nádyaḥ / nádīḥ¹
Accusative	नदीम् nadī́m	नद्यौ / नदी¹ nadyaù / nadī́¹	नदीः nadī́ḥ
Instrumental	नद्या nadyā́	नदीभ्याम् nadī́bhyām	नदीभिः nadī́bhiḥ
Dative	नद्यै nadyaí	नदीभ्याम् nadī́bhyām	नदीभ्यः nadī́bhyaḥ
Ablative	नद्याः / नद्यै² nadyā́ḥ / nadyaí²	नदीभ्याम् nadī́bhyām	नदीभ्यः nadī́bhyaḥ
Genitive	नद्याः / नद्यै² nadyā́ḥ / nadyaí²	नद्योः nadyóḥ	नदीनाम् nadī́nām
Locative	नद्याम् nadyā́m	नद्योः nadyóḥ	नदीषु nadī́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• नादेय (nādeyá)
• नादेयी (nādeyī)

Descendants

• Assamese: নৈ (noi)
• Pali: nadī
• →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)
  • Punjabi: ਨਦੀ (nadī)
  • Rajasthani: नंदी
  • Sindhi: ندي
  • Urdu: ندی