ہڈی

Urdu

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *HástʰH
    Sanskrit अस्थि॑ (ásthi)?
    Prakrit 𑀳𑀟𑁆𑀟 (haḍḍa)
    Urdu ہَڈّی (haḍḍī)

    Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀟𑁆𑀟 (haḍḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-) without cluster simplification. By surface analysis, ہَڈّا (haḍḍā) +‎ ـی (-ī). Cognate with Punjabi ਹੱਡੀ (haḍḍī).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦəɖː.iː/
    • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
    • Rhymes: -iː

    Noun

    ہَڈّی • (haḍḍī) f (Hindi spelling हड्डी)

    1. bone

    Declension

    Declension of ہڈی
    singular plural
    direct ہڈی (haḍḍī) ہڈِیاں (haḍḍiyā̃)
    oblique ہڈی (haḍḍī) ہڈِیوں (haḍḍiyō̃)
    vocative ہڈی (haḍḍī) ہڈِیو (haḍḍiyō)

    References

    • “ہڈی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • “ہڈی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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