दिल्ली

Bhojpuri

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪ɪl.li/, [d̪ɪl.li]

Proper noun

दिल्ली (dillī) f (Kaithi 𑂠𑂱𑂪𑂹𑂪𑂲)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Hindi

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from one of the following:

  • Sanskrit डिल्लि (ḍilli), डिल्ली (ḍillī).
  • Inherited from Apabhramsa ढिल्ली (ḍhillī), first attested in a literary work from 1132 CE).
  • A feminine form of दिल (dil, “hillock”) that changed to दिल्ली (dillī) over time.
  • A corrupted form of देहली (dehlī, “Delhi”) or दहलीज़ (dahlīz, “border”).
  • From धिलु (dhilu) or दिलु (dilu), the name of a former king by tradition.
  • Some sources also say that the word is related to a loose pillar termed ढील (ḍhīl), which is from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (ḍhilla).

Compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (ḍhillī, “Delhi”), Old Gujarati ढीली (ḍhīlī, “Delhi”), and Old Marathi 𑘛𑘲𑘩𑘲 (ḍhīlī, “Delhi”). This word cannot be connected to Classical Persian دل (dil) any way shape or form due to the existence of Urdu دِہْلِی (dihlī), which is an older variant of the name used before the 20th century in poetry and official documents.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ɪl.liː/

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī) f (Urdu spelling دلّی)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
    दिल्लीवाला ― dillīvālā ― Delhiite
    भारत के प्रधान मंत्री दिल्ली प्रांत में रहते हैं।
    bhārat ke pradhān mantrī dillī prānt mẽ rahte ha͠i.
    The prime minister of India lives in Delhi.

Declension

Declension of दिल्ली (sg-only fem ī-stem)
singular
direct दिल्ली
dillī
oblique दिल्ली
dillī
vocative दिल्ली
dillī

Derived terms

See also

states of India: भारत के प्रदेश (bhārat ke pradeś)edit
union territories of India: केंद्र शासित प्रदेश (kendra śāsit pradeś)edit

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884), “दिल्ली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Cohen, Richard J. "An Early Attestation of the Toponym Ḍhillī". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 1989: 513–519.
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दिल्ली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dil.liː/, [dil.liː]

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī) (Latin script Dilli, Kannada script ದಿಲ್ಲೀ)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Maithili

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɪlliː]

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪il.li/, [d̪il.liː]

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī) ?

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दिल्ली (dillī).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d̪illi]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: दिल्लि

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Declension

Declension of दिल्ली
Singular
nominative दिल्ली [d̪illi]
accusative दिल्लीलाई [d̪illiläi]
instrumental/ergative दिल्लीले [d̪illile]
dative दिल्लीलाई [d̪illiläi]
ablative दिल्लीबाट [d̪illibäʈʌ]
genitive दिल्लीको [d̪illiko]
locative दिल्लीमा [d̪illimä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “डिल्लि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 260

Newar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dilliː]

Proper noun

दिल्ली • (dillī) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐡𑐶𑐮𑑂𑐮𑐷)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
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