زندگی
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Persian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From زنده (zende) + ـگی (-gi).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [zin.da.ˈɡiː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zen̪d̪e.ɡʲíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zin̪.d̪ä.ɡí]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | zinda-gī |
Dari reading? | zinda-gī |
Iranian reading? | zende-gi |
Tajik reading? | zinda-gi |
Noun
[edit]Dari | زِندَه گِی, زِندَگِی |
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Iranian Persian | زندگی |
Tajik | зиндагӣ |
زِنْدِگی • (zendegi)
- life, existence
- زن، زندگی، آزادی
- zan, zendegi, âzâdi (Iranian Reading)
(Dari Reading) - Woman, Life, Freedom
- zan, zendegi, âzâdi (Iranian Reading)
Inflection
[edit]Basic forms of زندگی (zendegi) | ||
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singular | plural | |
bare | زندگی (zendegí) |
زندگیها (zendegi-hấ) زندگیا △ (zendegiấ) |
definitive direct object | زندگی را (zendegí râ) زندگی رو △ (zendegí ro) |
زندگیها را (zendegi-hấ râ) زندگیا رو △ (zendegiấ ro) |
ezâfe | زندگی (zendegí-ye) |
زندگیهای (zendegi-hấ-ye) زندگیای △ (zendegiấ-ye) |
marked indefinite or relative definite |
زندگی (zendegí) |
زندگیهایی (zendegi-hấ-yi) زندگیایی △ (zendegiấ-yi) |
△ Colloquial. |
Possessive forms of زندگی ({{{tr}}}) | ||
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singular | plural | |
1st person singular (“my”) |
زندگیام (zendegí-am) [Term?] △ (zendegím) |
زندگیهایم (zendegi-hấyam) زندگیهام، زندگیام △ (zendegiấm) |
2nd person singular (“your”) |
زندگیات (zendegí-at) زندگیت △ (zendegít) |
زندگیهایت (zendegi-hấyat) زندگیهات، زندگیات △ (zendegiất) |
3rd person singular (“his, her, its”) |
زندگیاش (zendegí-aš) زندگیش △ (zendegíš) |
زندگیهایش (zendegi-hấyaš) زندگیهاش، زندگیاش △ (zendegiấš) |
1st plural (“our”) |
زندگیمان (zendegíyemân) زندگیمون △ (zendegímun) |
زندگیهایمان (zendegi-hấyemân) زندگیهامون، زندگیامون △ (zendegiấmun) |
2nd plural (“your”) |
زندگیتان (zendegíyetân) زندگیتون △ (zendegítun) |
زندگیهایتان (zendegi-hấyetân) زندگیهاتون، زندگیاتون △ (zendegiấtun) |
3rd plural (“their”) |
زندگیشان (zendegíyešân) زندگیشون △ (zendegíšun) |
زندگیهایشان (zendegi-hấyešân) زندگیهاشون، زندگیاشون △ (zendegiấšun) |
△ Colloquial. |
Derived terms
[edit]- زندگی کردن (zendegi kardan)
- زندگینامه (zendegi-nâme)
Descendants
[edit]- → Bengali: জিন্দেগী (jindegi)
- → Hindi: ज़िंदगी (zindagī)
- → Punjabi: زندگی (zindagī)
- Tajik: зиндагӣ (zindagi)
- → Tamil: ஜிந்தகி (jintaki)
- → Sindhi: زندگي (zindagī)
- → Urdu: زِنْدَگی (zindagī)
See also
[edit]- زندگانی (zendegâni, “life, way of life, course of life”)
Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian زندگی (zindagī).
Noun
[edit]زندگی • (zindagī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ)
Urdu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian زِنْدَگِی (zindagī). First attested in c. 1625 as Middle Hindi زندگی (zindagī).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zɪn.d̪ə.ɡiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: زِن‧دَ‧گی
Noun
[edit]زِنْدَگی • (zindagī) f (Hindi spelling ज़िंदगी)
- life
- 1972, “چلو دل دار چلو”, in Kaif Bhopali (lyrics), Ghulam Mohammad (music), Pakeezah, performed by Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar:
- زندگی ختم بھی ہو جائے اگر نہ کبھی ختم الفت کا سفر
- zindagī xatm bhī ho jāe agar na kabhī xatm ulfat kā safar
- Even if life comes to an end, may the journey of love never come to an end.
- lifetime
Declension
[edit]Declension of زندگی | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | زِنْدَگی (zindagī) | زِنْدَگیاں (zindagiyā̃) |
oblique | زِنْدَگی (zindagī) | زِنْدَگیوں (zindagiyō̃) |
vocative | زِنْدَگی (zindagī) | زِنْدَگیو (zindagiyō) |
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “زندگی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “زندگی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “زندگي”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- S. W. Fallon (1879) “زندگي”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 730
- John Shakespear (1834) “زندگی”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC
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