देहली

Hindi

Alternative forms

दिहली (dihlī), दिह्ली (dihlī), दह्ली (dahlī)

Pronunciation

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

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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