मंत्रालय

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मन्त्रालय (mantrālay)

Etymology

From मंत्री (mantrī, “minister”) +‎ आलय (ālay, “place, home”). Compare Sanskrit मन्त्रालय (mantrālaya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /mən.t̪ɾɑː.ləj/, [mɐ̃n̪.t̪ɾäː.lɐj]

Noun

मंत्रालय • (mantrālay) m

1. ministry

   परिवहन मंत्रालय ― parivhan mantrālay ― Ministry of Transport

Declension

Declension of मंत्रालय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मंत्रालय mantrālay	मंत्रालय mantrālay
oblique	मंत्रालय mantrālay	मंत्रालयों mantrālayõ
vocative	मंत्रालय mantrālay	मंत्रालयो mantrālayo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मंत्रालय”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3722
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “मंत्रालय”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 565
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मंत्रालय”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 489.