नादिरशाही

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian نادر شاه (“Nader Shah, Persian ruler who conducted a massacre in Delhi”) +‎ -ई (-ī). Literally means "Nader Shah-ness". See also नादिरशाह (nādirśāh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.d̪ɪɾ.ʃɑː.ɦiː/, [näː.d̪ɪɾ.ʃäː.ɦiː]

Noun

नादिरशाही • (nādirśāhī) f (Urdu spelling نادرشاہی)

1. cruelty, tyranny

Declension

Declension of नादिरशाही (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नादिरशाही nādirśāhī	नादिरशाहियाँ nādirśāhiyā̃
oblique	नादिरशाही nādirśāhī	नादिरशाहियों nādirśāhiyõ
vocative	नादिरशाही nādirśāhī	नादिरशाहियो nādirśāhiyo

See also

• नादिरी (nādirī)
• हिटलरशाही (hiṭlarśāhī)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नादिरशाही”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha