ग़लती
Hindi
editAlternative forms
edit- गलती (galtī) (nuqtaless)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian غلطی (ğalatī), ultimately from Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ).
Pronunciation
edit- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɣəl.t̪iː/, [ɣɐl.t̪iː], /ɡəl.t̪iː/, [ɡɐl.t̪iː], /ɣə.lə.t̪iː/, [ɣɐ.lɐ.t̪iː], /ɡə.lə.t̪iː/, [ɡɐ.lɐ.t̪iː]
Noun
editग़लती • (ġaltī) f (Urdu spelling غَلَطِی)
- mistake
- Synonyms: चूक (cūk), भूल (bhūl)
- ग़लती से ― ġaltī se ― by mistake
- error, fault
- Synonym: अशुद्धि (aśuddhi)
- यह मेरी ग़लती तो हो ही नहीं सकती।
- yah merī ġaltī to ho hī nahī̃ saktī.
- This definitely can't be my fault.
Usage notes
editOften the term ग़लती (ġaltī) is written as गलती (galtī), without nuqta.
Declension
editDeclension of ग़लती (fem ī-stem)
Derived terms
edit- ग़लती करना (ġaltī karnā, “to make a mistake; to err”)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ग़लती”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press