Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀻 (vijjulī), 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (vijjuliā), from Sanskrit विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā, forked lightning), from विद्युत् (vidyut, lightning) + लता (latā, creeper, vine, liana), with the shape of the lightning being compared to a creeper.[1][2] Cognate with Assamese বিজুলী (bizuli), Sinhalese විදුලිය (widuliya).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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बिजली (bijlīf (Urdu spelling بجلی)

  1. electricity
    बिजली जानाbijlī jānāfor the lights to go out
  2. lightning, thunder
    बिजली कड़कड़ानाbijlī kaṛakṛānāto thunder
    बिजली गिरनाbijlī girnāfor lightning to strike

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Marathi: बिजली (bijlī)
  • Pashto: بجلي

References

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  1. ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages[1], Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vidyullatā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindustani بجلی / बिजली (bijlī).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bid͡z.li/, [bid͡z.liː]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: बिज‧ली

Noun

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बिजली (bij̈līf

  1. lightning

Declension

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Declension of बिजली (fem ī-stem)
direct
singular
बिजली
bijlī
direct
plural
बिजल्या
bijlyā
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
बिजली
bijlī
बिजल्या
bijlyā
oblique
सामान्यरूप
बिजली
bijlī
बिजल्यां-
bijlyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
बिजलीला
bijlīlā
बिजल्यांना
bijlyānnā
ergative बिजलीने, बिजलीनं
bijlīne, bijlīna
बिजल्यांनी
bijlyānnī
instrumental बिजलीशी
bijlīśī
बिजल्यांशी
bijlyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
बिजलीत
bijlīt
बिजल्यांत
bijlyāt
vocative
संबोधन
बिजली
bijlī
बिजल्यांनो
bijlyānno
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 बिजली (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
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
बिजलीचा
bijlīċā
बिजलीचे
bijlīċe
बिजलीची
bijlīcī
बिजलीच्या
bijlīcā
बिजलीचे, बिजलीचं
bijlīċe, bijlīċa
बिजलीची
bijlīcī
बिजलीच्या
bijlīcā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
बिजल्यांचा
bijlyānċā
बिजल्यांचे
bijlyānċe
बिजल्यांची
bijlyāñcī
बिजल्यांच्या
bijlyāncā
बिजल्यांचे, बिजल्यांचं
bijlyānċe, bijlyānċa
बिजल्यांची
bijlyāñcī
बिजल्यांच्या
bijlyāñcā
* 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.

Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine, “बिजली”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बिजली”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “बिजली”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vidyullatā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press