शादी

See also: शाद

Hindi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian شادی (šâdi), from Old Persian [script needed] (shiyâti).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃɑː.d̪iː/, [ʃäː.d̪iː]

Noun

शादी • (śādī) f (Urdu spelling شادی)

1. marriage, wedding

   शादी बड़ी आन-बान से हुई।

   śādī baṛī ān-bān se huī.

   The marriage was celebrated with great pomp and show.

   हिन्दू लड़की की शादी पर गोदान करते हैं‌।

   hindū laṛkī kī śādī par godān karte ha͠i‌.

   Hindus give away cows as gifts at the marriage of their daughters.

   हाल ही में उनकी शादी हुई है।

   hāl hī mẽ unkī śādī huī hai.

   Their wedding occurred quite recently.

Related terms

• शाद (śād)

Synonyms

• विवाह (vivāh)
• ब्याह (byāh)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “शादी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.