में
HindiEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑁂 (majjhe), from Sanskrit मध्ये (mádhye), locative of मध्य (mádhya, “middle”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos.
The spontaneous nasalization is a common phenomenon in New Indo-Aryan. Compare Hindi साँप (sā̃p, “snake”) from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpa).[1]
PronunciationEdit
PostpositionEdit
में • (mẽ) (Urdu spelling میں)
- in, inside of
- घर में ― ghar mẽ ― inside the house
- कमरे में ― kamre mẽ ― in the room
- Synonym: के अंदर (ke andar)
- within
- मेरे सिर में दर्द हो रहा है।
- mere sir mẽ dard ho rahā hai.
- My head is hurting.
- (literally, “There is pain within my head.”)
- Synonym: के अंदर (ke andar)
- into
- वह पानी में गिर पड़ा। ― vah pānī mẽ gir paṛā. ― He fell into the water.
- गिलास में ― gilās mẽ ― into the glass
- during
- छूट्टियों में मैं लंदन जा रहा हूँ।
- chūṭṭiyõ mẽ ma͠i landan jā rahā hū̃.
- I'm going to London during the holidays.
- रात में ― rāt mẽ ― in the night
- वर्ष १९९४ में ― varṣ 1994 mẽ ― during the year 1994
- Synonym: के दौरान (ke daurān)
- for the price of
- सौ रुपये में ― sau rupye mẽ ― for the price of 100 rupees
- between, among
- सारे लोग में केक बाँट दिया।
- sāre log mẽ kek bā̃ṭ diyā.
- The cake was divided among all the people.
- इन तीन क़मीज़ों में कौनसी अच्छी है?
- in tīn qamīzõ mẽ kaunsī acchī hai?
- Between these three shirts which one is best?
Derived termsEdit
- में से (mẽ se, “through; out of”)
ReferencesEdit
Further readingEdit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “में”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) , “में”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
- Platts, John T. (1884) , “में”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.