नामर्दी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نامردی (nā-mardī). By surface analysis, नामर्द (nāmard) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.məɾ.d̪iː/, [näː.mɐɾ.d̪iː]

Noun

नामर्दी • (nāmardī) m (Urdu spelling نامَرْدی)

1. impotence

   Synonym: नपुंसकता (napunsaktā)

2. cowardice, unmanliness

   Synonym: कायरता (kāyartā)

Declension

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

	singular
direct	नामर्दी nāmardī
oblique	नामर्दी nāmardī
vocative	नामर्दी nāmardī

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नामर्दी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2588
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नामर्द”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 549
• “नामर्दी”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.