ग़लती

See also: ग़लत and गलति

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गलती (galtī) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غلطی (ğalatī), ultimately from Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɣəl.t̪iː/, [ɣɐl.t̪iː], /ɡəl.t̪iː/, [ɡɐl.t̪iː], /ɣə.lə.t̪iː/, [ɣɐ.lɐ.t̪iː], /ɡə.lə.t̪iː/, [ɡɐ.lɐ.t̪iː]

Noun

ग़लती • (ġaltī) f (Urdu spelling غَلَطِی)

1. mistake

   Synonyms: चूक (cūk), भूल (bhūl)

   ग़लती से ― ġaltī se ― by mistake

2. 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

Often the term ग़लती (ġaltī) is written as गलती (galtī), without nuqta.

Declension

Declension of ग़लती (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ग़लती ġaltī	ग़लतियाँ ġaltiyā̃
oblique	ग़लती ġaltī	ग़लतियों ġaltiyõ
vocative	ग़लती ġaltī	ग़लतियो ġaltiyo

Derived terms

• ग़लती करना (ġaltī karnā, “to make a mistake; to err”)

Related terms

• ग़लत (ġalat, “wrong; incorrect”)
• ग़लतफ़हमी (ġalatfahmī, “misunderstanding”)

References

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