Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ग्लानि (glāní).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

گْلانی (glānīf (Hindi spelling ग्लानि)

  1. languor, fatigue
  2. depression, regret
    Synonym: پَچْھتاوا (pachtāvā)
  3. aversion, disgust

Declension edit

Declension of گلانی
singular plural
direct گلانی (glāni) گلانیاں (glāniyā̃)
oblique گلانی (glāni) گلانیوں (glāniyō̃)
vocative گلانی (glāni) گلانیو (glāniyō)

Further reading edit

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “ग्लानि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • گلانی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.