گولی

See also: کولی

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोलिका (golikā). Cognate with Persian گلوله (golule).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡoː.liː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: گو‧لی

Noun

گولی • (golī) f (Hindi spelling गोली)

1. bullet; pellet (gun ammunition)
2. pill; tablet (medication)
3. marble; small ball
4. (by extension) diminutive of گولا (golā)

Declension

Declension of گولی
	singular	plural
direct	گولی (golī)	گولِیاں (goliyā̃)
oblique	گولی (golī)	گولِیوں (goliyō̃)
vocative	گولی (golī)	گولِیو (goliyō)

Descendants

• → English: gooly, goolies
• → Pashto: ګولۍ (golay)
• → Persian: گولی (goli, guli)

References

• “گولی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “گولی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.