आत्मीय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आत्मीय (ātmīya), from आत्मन् (ātman).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑːt̪.miː.jᵊ/, [äːt̪.miː.jᵊ]

Adjective

आत्मीय • (ātmīya) (indeclinable)

1. own, personal

   Synonym: अपना (apnā)

2. close, intimate, dear

   Synonyms: निज (nij), निजी (nijī)

Noun

आत्मीय • (ātmīya) m

1. an intimate or close relative or friend

Declension

Declension of आत्मीय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आत्मीय ātmīya	आत्मीय ātmīya
oblique	आत्मीय ātmīya	आत्मीयों ātmīyõ
vocative	आत्मीय ātmīya	आत्मीयो ātmīyo

Derived terms

• आत्मीयता (ātmīytā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आत्मीय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 84