हिन्दी

See also: हिन्दू and हिन्द

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪn.d̪iː/, [ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪iː]

Proper noun

हिन्दी • (hindī) f

1. Alternative spelling of हिंदी (hindī, “Hindi (language)”)

Declension

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

	singular
direct	हिन्दी hindī
oblique	हिन्दी hindī
vocative	हिन्दी hindī

Noun

हिन्दी • (hindī) m or f

1. (dated) Alternative spelling of हिंदी (hindī, “an Indian a person of India”)

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of हिन्दी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हिन्दी hindī	हिन्दी hindī
oblique	हिन्दी hindī	हिन्दियों hindiyõ
vocative	हिन्दी hindī	हिन्दियो hindiyo

Declension of हिन्दी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हिन्दी hindī	हिन्दियाँ hindiyā̃
oblique	हिन्दी hindī	हिन्दियों hindiyõ
vocative	हिन्दी hindī	हिन्दियो hindiyo

Adjective

हिन्दी • (hindī) (indeclinable)

1. (dated) Alternative spelling of हिंदी (hindī, “Indian”)

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian هندی‎ (hendi), from هند‎ (hend, “India”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿduš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

Proper noun

हिन्दी • (hindī) f

1. The Hindi language.

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Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian هندی‎ (hendi), from هند‎ (hend, “India”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿduš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦind̪i/, [ɦĩn̪d̪i]

Proper noun

हिन्दी • (hindī)

1. Hindi (Indian language)

Declension

Declension of हिन्दी
	Singular
nominative	हिन्दी (hindī)
accusative	हिन्दीलाई (hindīlāī)
instrumental	हिन्दीले (hindīle)
dative	हिन्दीलाई (hindīlāī)
ablative	हिन्दीबाट (hindībāṭa)
genitive	हिन्दीको (hindīko)
locative	हिन्दीमा (hindīmā)
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬳᬶᬦ᭄ᬤᬷ (Balinese script)
• হিন্দী (Assamese script)
• হিন্দী (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰰𑰡𑰿𑰟𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍀 (Grantha script)
• હિન્દી (Gujarati script)
• ꦲꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦷ (Javanese script)
• ហិន្ទី (Khmer script)
• ಹಿನ್ದೀ (Kannada script)
• ຫິນ຺ທີ (Lao script)
• 𑘮𑘱𑘡𑘿𑘟𑘲 (Modi script)
• ဟိန္ဒီ (Burmese script)
• 𑐴𑐶𑐣𑑂𑐡𑐷 (Newa script)
• ହିନ୍ଦୀ (Oriya script)
• ꢲꢶꢥ꣄ꢣꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆴𑆤𑇀𑆢𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖰𑖡𑖿𑖟𑖱 (Siddham script)
• హిన్దీ (Telugu script)
• หินฺที (Thai script)
• ཧིནྡཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒱𑒢𑓂𑒠𑒲 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi हिंदी (hindī), from Persian هندی‎ (hendi), from هند‎ (hend, “India”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿduš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɦin̪.d̪iː/

Proper noun

हिन्दी • (hindī) f

1. (New Sanskrit) Hindi

   हिन्दीं वदामि।

   hindīṃ vadāmi.

   I speak Hindi.

Declension

Declension of हिन्दी (hindī)

	Singular
Nominative	हिन्दी (hindī)
Accusative	हिन्दीम् (hindīm)
Instumental	हिन्द्या (hindyā)
Dative	हिन्द्यै (hindyai)
Ablative	हिन्द्याः (hindyāḥ)
Genitive	हिन्द्याः (hindyāḥ)
Locative	हिन्द्याम् (hindyām)