چیونٹی

Urdu

Alternative forms

• چِینْٹی (cīnṭī), چِین٘ٹی (cī̃ṭī) — colloquial, India
• چُون٘ٹی (cū̃ṭī)

Etymology

Feminine of چْیُونْٹا (cyūnṭā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪ.jũː.ʈiː/, /t͡ʃjũː.ʈiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

چِیُون٘ٹی or چْیُون٘ٹی • (ciyū̃ṭī or cyū̃ṭī) f (Hindi spelling चिऊंटी)

1. ant (insect)
2. (figuratively) poor; weak; destitute
3. (minced oath, usually in the plural) snob, idiot, fool, retard

Declension

Declension of چیونٹی
	singular	plural
direct	چیُون٘ٹی (cyūnṭī)	چیُون٘ٹیاں (cyūnṭiyā̃)
oblique	چیُون٘ٹی (cyūnṭī)	چیُون٘ٹیوں (cyūnṭiyō̃)
vocative	چیُون٘ٹی (cyūnṭī)	چیُون٘ٹیو (cyūnṭiyō)

Further reading

• “چیونٹی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “چیونٹی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “چیونٹی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.