सुर्ख़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (surxī). Analysable as सुर्ख़ (surx, “red”) +‎ -ई (-ī, “-ness”). Compare Punjabi ਸੁਰਖ਼ੀ (surxī) / سُرخی (surxī), Gujarati સુરખી (surkhī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sʊɾ.xiː/, /sʊɾ.kʰiː/

Noun

सुर्ख़ी • (surxī) f (Urdu spelling سرخی)

headline
Synonym: शीर्षक (śīrṣak)
redness, red ink

Declension

Declension of सुर्ख़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सुर्ख़ी surxī	सुर्ख़ियाँ surxiyā̃
oblique	सुर्ख़ी surxī	सुर्ख़ियों surxiyõ
vocative	सुर्ख़ी surxī	सुर्ख़ियो surxiyo

References

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

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