ग़लती

See also: ग़लत and गलति

Hindi

Alternative forms

गलती (galtī) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (ğalatī), ultimately from Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɣəl.t̪iː/, [ɣɐl.t̪iː], /ɡəl.t̪iː/, [ɡɐl.t̪iː], /ɣə.lə.t̪iː/, [ɣɐ.lɐ.t̪iː], /ɡə.lə.t̪iː/, [ɡɐ.lɐ.t̪iː]

Noun

ग़लती • (ġaltī) f (Urdu spelling غَلَطِی)

mistake
Synonyms: चूक (cūk), भूल (bhūl)

ग़लती से ― ġaltī se ― by mistake
error, fault
Synonym: अशुद्धि (aśuddhi)

यह मेरी ग़लती तो हो ही नहीं सकती।
yah merī ġaltī to ho hī nahī̃ saktī.
This definitely can't be my fault.

Usage notes

Often the term ग़लती (ġaltī) is written as गलती (galtī), without nuqta.

Declension

Declension of ग़लती (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ग़लती ġaltī	ग़लतियाँ ġaltiyā̃
oblique	ग़लती ġaltī	ग़लतियों ġaltiyõ
vocative	ग़लती ġaltī	ग़लतियो ġaltiyo

Derived terms

ग़लती करना (ġaltī karnā, “to make a mistake; to err”)

Related terms

ग़लत (ġalat, “wrong; incorrect”)
ग़लतफ़हमी (ġalatfahmī, “misunderstanding”)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ग़लती”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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