नागरिक

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit नागरिक (nāgarika).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑːɡ.ɾɪk/, [näːɡ.ɾɪk], /nɑː.ɡəɾ.ɪk/, [näː.ɡɐɾ.ɪk]

Noun edit

नागरिक (nāgrik or nāgarikm or f by sense (Urdu spelling ناگرک)

  1. citizen, member of a country
    Synonym: देशवासी (deśvāsī)
    नागरिकों को एक दूसरे की मदद करनी चाहिए।
    nāgrikõ ko ek dūsre kī madad karnī cāhie.
    The citizens should help their fellow countrymen.

Declension edit

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Adjective edit

नागरिक (nāgrik) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ناگرک)

  1. civil, civic
  2. urban

Marathi edit

Etymology edit

From नगर (nagar) +‎ -इक (-ik).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /na.ɡə.ɾik/, [na.ɡə.ɾiːk]

Noun edit

नागरिक (nāgarikm or f

  1. citizen

Declension edit

Declension of नागरिक (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
नागरिक
nāgarik
direct
plural
नागरिक
nāgarik
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
नागरिक
nāgarik
नागरिक
nāgarik
oblique
सामान्यरूप
नागरिका
nāgarikā
नागरिकां-
nāgarikān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
नागरिकाला
nāgarikālā
नागरिकांना
nāgarikānnā
ergative नागरिकाने, नागरिकानं
nāgarikāne, nāgarikāna
नागरिकांनी
nāgarikānnī
instrumental नागरिकाशी
nāgarikāśī
नागरिकांशी
nāgarikānśī
locative
सप्तमी
नागरिकात
nāgarikāt
नागरिकांत
nāgarikāt
vocative
संबोधन
नागरिका
nāgarikā
नागरिकांनो
nāgarikānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of नागरिक (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
नागरिकाचा
nāgarikāċā
नागरिकाचे
nāgarikāċe
नागरिकाची
nāgarikācī
नागरिकाच्या
nāgarikācā
नागरिकाचे, नागरिकाचं
nāgarikāċe, nāgarikāċa
नागरिकाची
nāgarikācī
नागरिकाच्या
nāgarikācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
नागरिकांचा
nāgarikānċā
नागरिकांचे
nāgarikānċe
नागरिकांची
nāgarikāñcī
नागरिकांच्या
nāgarikāncā
नागरिकांचे, नागरिकांचं
nāgarikānċe, nāgarikānċa
नागरिकांची
nāgarikāñcī
नागरिकांच्या
nāgarikāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also edit

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नागरिक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.