देहाती

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (dihātī). By surface analysis, देहात (dehāt) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ɦɑː.t̪iː/, [d̪eː.ɦäː.t̪iː]

Adjective

देहाती • (dehātī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دیہاتی)

rural
Synonyms: ग्रामीण (grāmīṇ), गाँववाला (gā̃vvālā), गाँववाली (gā̃vvālī)

यह देहाती रास्ता है, तो गड्ढे होना कोई बड़ी बात नहीं।
yah dehātī rāstā hai, to gaḍḍhe honā koī baṛī bāt nahī̃.
This is a rural road, so it's not a big deal to have potholes.
(derogatory) unsophisticated, mannerless
Synonym: गँवार (gãvār)

अंग्रेज़ी क्यों बोल रहे हो? यह देहाती औरत है, समझेगी कैसे?।
aṅgrezī kyõ bol rahe ho? yah dehātī aurat hai, samjhegī kaise?.
Why are you speaking in English? This is a rural woman, how will she understand?

Noun

देहाती • (dehātī) m (Urdu spelling دیہاتی)

a person of rural origin or background; villager
Synonyms: ग्रामीण (grāmīṇ), गाँववाला (gā̃vvālā), गाँववाली (gā̃vvālī)

भारत का देहाती है; मेहनत तो इसके खून में दौड़ती है।
bhārat kā dehātī hai; mehnat to iske khūn mẽ dauṛtī hai.
He's an Indian villager; hard work runs in his blood.
(derogatory) an unsophisticated person; a mannerless person; yokel
Synonyms: गँवार (gãvār), गाँववाला (gā̃vvālā)

Declension

Declension of देहाती (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	देहाती dehātī	देहाती dehātī
oblique	देहाती dehātī	देहातियों dehātiyõ
vocative	देहाती dehātī	देहातियो dehātiyo

Further reading

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

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