भीड़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀪𑀻𑀟 (*bhīḍa) (compare 𑀪𑀻𑀟𑀤𑀺 (bhīḍadi, “to meet, fight”)), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆 (*bhiṭ).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱiːɽ/

Noun

भीड़ • (bhīṛ) f (Urdu spelling بھیڑ)

  1. crowd
    Synonym: जमघट (jamghaṭ)
    भीड़ पर अश्रु-गैस छोड़ी गई।
    bhīṛ par aśru-gais choṛī gaī.
    Tear-gas was let loose on the crowd.
    यहाँ भीड़ मत लगाइए। ― yahā̃ bhīṛ mat lagāie. ― Do not crowd this place.
  2. rush, traffic, crowding

Declension
Declension of भीड़ (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct भीड़
bhīṛ		 भीड़ें
bhīṛẽ
oblique भीड़
bhīṛ		 भीड़ों
bhīṛõ
vocative भीड़
bhīṛ		 भीड़ो
bhīṛo

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भीड़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “भीड़”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhiṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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