में
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑁂 (majjhe), from Sanskrit मध्ये (mádhye), locative of मध्य (mádhya, “middle”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos.
The spontaneous nasalization is a common phenomenon in New Indo-Aryan. Compare Hindi साँप (sā̃p, “snake”) from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpa).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Postposition edit
में • (mẽ) (Urdu spelling میں)
- in, inside of
- Synonym: के अंदर (ke andar)
- घर में ― ghar mẽ ― inside the house
- कमरे में ― kamre mẽ ― in the room
- within
- Synonym: के अंदर (ke andar)
- into
- गिलास में ― gilās mẽ ― into the glass
- during
- for the price of
- सौ रुपये में ― sau rupye mẽ ― for the price of 100 rupees
- between, among
Derived terms edit
- में से (mẽ se, “through; out of”)
References edit
Further reading edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “में”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “में”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “में”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mádhya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press