वहमी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وهمی (vahmī), from Arabic وَهْمِيّ (wahmiyy). By surface analysis, वहम (vaham) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋəɦ.miː/, [ʋɛʱ.miː]
• Hyphenation: वह‧मी

Adjective

वहमी • (vahmī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling وَہْمِی)

1. fanciful, imaginative; delusional

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “वहमी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 579.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “वहमी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 692
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “वहमी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4404
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वहमी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 911