گدھی

Urdu

Etymology

Feminine of گَدھا (gadhā, “donkey”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀳 (gaḍḍaha), 𑀕𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀳 (gaddaha), from Sanskrit गर्दभ (gardabha).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡə.d̪ʱiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: گَ‧دھی

Noun

گَدھی • (gadhī) f (Hindi spelling गधी)

  1. feminine of گَدھا (gadhā, “donkey”)
  2. a mare

Declension
Declension of گدھی
singular plural
direct گَدھی (gadhī) گَدھیاں (gadhiyā̃)
oblique گَدھی (gadhī) گَدھیوں (gadhiyō̃)
vocative گَدھی (gadhī) گَدھیو (gadhiyō)

Adjective

گَدھی • (gadhī) (Hindi spelling गधी)

  1. (figuratively) a fool; she-ass – feminine of گَدھا (gadhā)

Declension
Declension of گدھی
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct گَدھا (gadhā) گَدھے (gadhe) گَدھی (gadhī) گَدھی (gadhī)
indirect گَدھے (gadhe) گَدھے (gadhe) گَدھی (gadhī) گَدھی (gadhī)
vocative گَدھے (gadhe) گَدھے (gadhe) گَدھی (gadhī) گَدھی (gadhī)

Further reading
  • “گدھی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “گدھی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “گدھی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gardabhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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