देहली

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪eːɦ.liː/, [d̪eːɦ.l̪iː]

Etymology 1

Of uncertain origin. See दिल्ली (dillī) for further details.

Proper noun

देहली • (dehlī) f (Urdu spelling دہلی‎)

Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Usage notes

The more common term for Delhi in Hindi is दिल्ली (dillī).

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit देहली (dehalī, “threshold”)

Noun

देहली • (dehlī) f (Urdu spelling دہلی‎)

threshold, doorstep
Synonyms: दहलीज़ (dahlīz), चौखट (caukhaṭ)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dēhalī́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Declension

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

	singular
direct	देहली dehlī
oblique	देहली dehlī
vocative	देहली dehlī

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