बंदी
Hindi edit
Alternative forms edit
- बन्दी (bandī)
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बन्दिन् (bandin), a variation of earlier वन्दिन् (vandin, “praiser, bard”), from the root वन्द् (vand).
Noun edit
बंदी • (bandī) m (Urdu spelling بندی)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian بندی (bandī, “bound, chained, imprisoned”), derived from بند (band, “a band, tie, chain”) + ی (-ī, adjectival suffix), with the suffix coming from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭪𐭩 (yky /-īg/) and possibly influenced by Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix).
Noun edit
बंदी • (bandī) m (feminine बंदिनी, Urdu spelling بندی)
- prisoner, captive
- Synonym: क़ैदी (qaidī)
- आज केवल एक बंदी कारागार से रिहा हो गया।
- āj keval ek bandī kārāgār se rihā ho gayā.
- Today only one prisoner was released from jail.
Declension edit
Descendants edit
- → Sanskrit: बन्दिन् (bandin, “prisoner”)
Etymology 3 edit
बंदा (bandā) + -ई (-ī, feminine suffix), with the masculine borrowed from Classical Persian بنده (banda, “servant, slave”).
Noun edit
बंदी • (bandī) f (masculine बंदा, Urdu spelling بندی)
- a woman
- (archaic) a female servant, slave; used to refer to oneself humbly, e.g. यह बंदी (yah bandī, “this servant”)
Declension edit
Etymology 4 edit
बंद (band, “closed, shut”) + -ई (-ī, forms abstract nouns from adjectives). The suffix comes from Classical Persian ـی (-ī), from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /-īh/).
Noun edit
बंदी • (bandī) f (Urdu spelling بندی)
Etymology 5 edit
Derived from बंद (band) (itself from Classical Persian بند (band)), in the sense of "something bound/fastened (to the forehead)"?
Noun edit
बंदी • (bandī) f (Urdu spelling بندی)
Further reading edit
- Platts, John T. (1884) “बंदी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
From बंद (banda, “stopped”) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
बंदी • (bandī) f
- ban, prohibition
- दारूबंदी
- dārūbandī
- Alcohol ban
Declension edit
| Declension of बंदी (fem ī-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
बंदी bandī | ||
| direct plural |
बंद्या bandyā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
बंदी bandī |
बंद्या bandyā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
बंदी bandī |
बंद्यां- bandyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
बंदीला bandīlā |
बंद्यांना bandyānnā | |
| ergative | बंदीने, बंदीनं bandīne, bandīna |
बंद्यांनी bandyānnī | |
| instrumental | बंदीशी bandīśī |
बंद्यांशी bandyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
बंदीत bandīt |
बंद्यांत bandyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
बंदी bandī |
बंद्यांनो bandyānno | |
| 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 बंदी (fem ī-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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
बंदीचा bandīċā |
बंदीचे bandīċe |
बंदीची bandīcī |
बंदीच्या bandīcā |
बंदीचे, बंदीचं bandīċe, bandīċa |
बंदीची bandīcī |
बंदीच्या bandīcā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
बंद्यांचा bandyānċā |
बंद्यांचे bandyānċe |
बंद्यांची bandyāñcī |
बंद्यांच्या bandyāncā |
बंद्यांचे, बंद्यांचं bandyānċe, bandyānċa |
बंद्यांची bandyāñcī |
बंद्यांच्या bandyāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms edit
- बंदी आणणे (bandī āṇṇe, “to ban”)
- बंदी घालणे (bandī ghālṇe, “to ban”)
References edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “बंदी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.