इब्तिदा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِبْتِدَاء (ibtidāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɪb.t̪ɪ.d̪ɑː/, [ɪb.t̪ɪ.d̪äː]

Noun

इब्तिदा • (ibtidā) f (Urdu spelling ابتدا)

1. beginning, start

   Synonyms: आरंभ (ārambh), शुरुआत (śuruāt), शुरू (śurū), आग़ाज़ (āġāz)

Declension

Declension of इब्तिदा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	इब्तिदा ibtidā	इब्तिदाएँ ibtidāẽ
oblique	इब्तिदा ibtidā	इब्तिदाओं ibtidāõ
vocative	इब्तिदा ibtidā	इब्तिदाओ ibtidāo

References

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