बंदित्व

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बन्दित्व (banditva)

Etymology

From बंदी (bandī, “prisoner”) +‎ -त्व (-tva). Not related to Sanskrit बन्दित्व (banditva, “the state or condition of a bard”) or English bandit.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bən.d̪ɪt̪.ʋᵊ/, [bɐ̃n̪.d̪ɪt̪.wᵊ]

Noun

बंदित्व • (banditva) m (Urdu spelling بندتو)

1. (formal) the state of being imprisoned; imprisonment

Declension

Declension of बंदित्व (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बंदित्व banditva	बंदित्व banditva
oblique	बंदित्व banditva	बंदित्वों banditvõ
vocative	बंदित्व banditva	बंदित्वो banditvo

Further reading

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