बेईमानी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بی‌ایمانی (bē-īmānī). Equivalent to बे- (be-) +‎ ईमान (īmān, “honour”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /beː.iː.mɑː.niː/, [beː.iː.mäː.niː]

Noun

बेईमानी • (beīmānī) f (Urdu spelling بے ایمانی)

1. irreligion
2. infidelity
3. dishonesty
4. deception
5. deceit

Declension

Declension of बेईमानी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बेईमानी beīmānī	बेईमानियाँ beīmāniyā̃
oblique	बेईमानी beīmānī	बेईमानियों beīmāniyõ
vocative	बेईमानी beīmānī	बेईमानियो beīmāniyo

Related terms

• बेईमान (beīmān)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बे-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press