दिल्ली

Bhojpuri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɪl.li/, [d̪ɪl.li]

Proper noun

दिल्ली (dillī) f (Kaithi 𑂠𑂱𑂪𑂹𑂪𑂲)

1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Hindi

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from one of the following:

• Sanskrit डिल्लि (ḍilli), डिल्ली (ḍillī).
• Inherited from Apabhramsa ढिल्ली (ḍhillī), first attested in a literary work from 1132 CE).
• A feminine form of दिल (dil, “hillock”) that changed to दिल्ली (dillī) over time.
• A corrupted form of देहली (dehlī, “Delhi”) or दहलीज़ (dahlīz, “border”).
• From धिलु (dhilu) or दिलु (dilu), the name of a former king by tradition.
• Some sources also say that the word is related to a loose pillar termed ढील (ḍhīl), which is from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (ḍhilla).

Compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (ḍhillī, “Delhi”), Old Gujarati ढीली (ḍhīlī, “Delhi”), and Old Marathi 𑘛𑘲𑘩𑘲 (ḍhīlī, “Delhi”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪl.liː/

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī) f (Urdu spelling دلّی)

1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

   भारत के प्रधान मंत्री दिल्ली प्रांत में रहते हैं।

   bhārat ke pradhān mantrī dillī prānt mẽ rahte ha͠i.

   The prime minister of India lives in Delhi.

   दिल्लीवाला ― dillīvālā ― Delhiite

Declension

Declension of दिल्ली (sg-only fem ī-stem)

	singular
direct	दिल्ली dillī
oblique	दिल्ली dillī
vocative	दिल्ली dillī

Derived terms

• दिल्ली अभी दूर है (dillī abhī dūr hai)

See also

union territories of India: केंद्र शासित प्रदेश (kendra śāsit pradeś)edit

• अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीपसमूह (aṇḍamān aur nikobār dvīpsamūh)
• चंडीगढ़ (caṇḍīgaṛh)
• जम्मू और कश्मीर (jammū aur kaśmīr)
• दादर और नगर हवेली एवं दमन और दीव (dādar aur nagar havelī evã daman aur dīv)
• दिल्ली (dillī)
• पॉंडिचेरी/पुदुचेरी (pŏṇḍicerī/puducerī)
• लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīp)
• लद्दाख़ (laddāx)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “दिल्ली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Cohen, Richard J. "An Early Attestation of the Toponym Ḍhillī". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 1989: 513–519.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दिल्ली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dil.liː/, [dil.liː]

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī) (Latin script Dilli, Kannada script ದಿಲ್ಲೀ)

1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Maithili

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɪlliː]

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī)

1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪il.li/, [d̪il.liː]

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī) ?

1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪illi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दिल्लि

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī)

1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Declension

Declension of दिल्ली
	Singular
nominative	दिल्ली [d̪illi]
accusative	दिल्लीलाई [d̪illiläi]
instrumental/ergative	दिल्लीले [d̪illile]
dative	दिल्लीलाई [d̪illiläi]
ablative	दिल्लीबाट [d̪illibäʈʌ]
genitive	दिल्लीको [d̪illiko]
locative	दिल्लीमा [d̪illimä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Newar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dilliː]

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐡𑐶𑐮𑑂𑐮𑐷)

1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)