असली
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اصلی (aslī), from Arabic أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /əs.liː/, [ɐs.liː]
Adjective
असली • (aslī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اصلی)
- real, genuine
- यह उसका असली नाम नहीं है।
- yah uskā aslī nām nahī̃ hai.
- This is not his real name.
- true
- वह मेरा एक ही असली दोस्त है
- vah merā ek hī aslī dost hai
- He is my only true friend.
- pure
- इस बाज़ार में, असली रेशम काफ़ी महंगा है।
- is bāzār mẽ, aslī reśam kāfī mahaṅgā hai.
- In this market, pure silk is quite expensive.
Related terms
- असल (asal)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “असली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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