नागरिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नागरिक (nāgarika).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑːɡ.ɾɪk/, [näːɡ.ɾɪk], /nɑː.ɡəɾ.ɪk/, [näː.ɡɐɾ.ɪk]

Noun

नागरिक • (nāgrik or nāgarik) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling ناگرک)

  1. citizen, member of a country
    Synonym: देशवासी (deśvāsī)
    नागरिकों को एक दूसरे की मदद करनी चाहिए।
    nāgrikõ ko ek dūsre kī madad karnī cāhie.
    The citizens should help their fellow countrymen.

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of नागरिक (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct नागरिक, नागरिक
nāgrik, nāgarik		 नागरिक, नागरिक
nāgrik, nāgarik
oblique नागरिक, नागरिक
nāgrik, nāgarik		 नागरिकों, नागरिकों
nāgrikõ, nāgarikõ
vocative नागरिक, नागरिक
nāgrik, nāgarik		 नागरिको, नागरिको
nāgriko, nāgariko
Declension of नागरिक (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct नागरिक, नागरिक
nāgrik, nāgarik		 नागरिकें, नागरिकें
nāgrikẽ, nāgarikẽ
oblique नागरिक, नागरिक
nāgrik, nāgarik		 नागरिकों, नागरिकों
nāgrikõ, nāgarikõ
vocative नागरिक, नागरिक
nāgrik, nāgarik		 नागरिको, नागरिको
nāgriko, nāgariko

Adjective

नागरिक • (nāgrik) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ناگرک)

  1. civil, civic
  2. urban

Marathi

Etymology

From नगर (nagar) +‎ -इक (-ik).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /na.ɡə.ɾik/, [na.ɡə.ɾiːk]

Noun

नागरिक • (nāgarik) m or f

  1. citizen

Declension
Declension of नागरिक (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular		 नागरिक
nāgarik
direct
plural		 नागरिक
nāgarik
singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा		 नागरिक
nāgarik		 नागरिक
nāgarik
oblique
सामान्यरूप		 नागरिका
nāgarikā		 नागरिकां-
nāgarikān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी		 नागरिकाला
nāgarikālā		 नागरिकांना
nāgarikānnā
ergative नागरिकाने, नागरिकानं
nāgarikāne, nāgarikāna		 नागरिकांनी
nāgarikānnī
instrumental नागरिकाशी
nāgarikāśī		 नागरिकांशी
nāgarikānśī
locative
सप्तमी		 नागरिकात
nāgarikāt		 नागरिकांत
nāgarikāt
vocative
संबोधन		 नागरिका
nāgarikā		 नागरिकांनो
nāgarikānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of नागरिक (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म		 feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		 neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		 oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन		 singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन		 singular*
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता		 नागरिकाचा
nāgarikāċā		 नागरिकाचे
nāgarikāċe		 नागरिकाची
nāgarikācī		 नागरिकाच्या
nāgarikācā		 नागरिकाचे, नागरिकाचं
nāgarikāċe, nāgarikāċa		 नागरिकाची
nāgarikācī		 नागरिकाच्या
nāgarikācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता		 नागरिकांचा
nāgarikānċā		 नागरिकांचे
nāgarikānċe		 नागरिकांची
nāgarikāñcī		 नागरिकांच्या
nāgarikāncā		 नागरिकांचे, नागरिकांचं
nāgarikānċe, nāgarikānċa		 नागरिकांची
nāgarikāñcī		 नागरिकांच्या
nāgarikāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also
  • नागरी (nāgrī, “civic”)

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नागरिक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
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