پڑوسی

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀅 (paḍivesia), from Sanskrit प्रतिवेश्य (prativeśya). By surface analysis, پَڑوس (paṛos, “neighbourhood”) +‎ ی (ī).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /pə.ɽoː.siː/
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: پَ‧ڑو‧سی

Noun

پَڑوسی • (paṛosī) m (Hindi spelling पड़ोसी)

  1. neighbour (living next-door or adjacent to land)
    Synonym: ہمسایہ (hamsāya)

Declension
Declension of پڑوسی
singular plural
direct پڑوسی (paṛosī) پڑوسی (paṛosī)
oblique پڑوسی (paṛosī) پڑوسیوں (paṛosiyō̃)
vocative پڑوسی (paṛosī) پڑوسیو (paṛosiyō)

References
  • “پڑوسی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “پڑوسی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • “پڑوسی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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