विनती

See also: विनंती

Hindi

Alternative forms

बिनती (bintī)

Etymology

Variant of बिनती (bintī), inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 f (viṇṇatti, “intimation”), from Sanskrit विज्ञप्ति (vijñapti, “request, entreaty”). Compare Punjabi ਬੇਨਤੀ (bentī) / بینتی (bentī), Marathi विनंती (vinantī), Sindhi وينَتيِ / विनती.

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪn.t̪iː/, [ʋɪ̃n̪.t̪iː]

Noun

विनती • (vintī) f (Urdu spelling بنتی)

a request
Synonym: निवेदन (nivedan)

मेरे पास एक छोटी सी विनती है।
mere pās ek choṭī sī vintī hai.
I have a small request.
begging, beseeching, pleading

Declension

Declension of विनती (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विनती vintī	विनतियाँ vintiyā̃
oblique	विनती vintī	विनतियों vintiyõ
vocative	विनती vintī	विनतियो vintiyo

Derived terms

विनती करना (vintī karnā)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vijñapti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बिनती”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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