बिजली
See also: बिजुली
Hindi
Etymology
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Sanskrit विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā)
Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀬𑀸 (vijjullayā)
Hindi बिजली (bijlī)
Inherited from Old Hindi बिजली (bijalī), बिज्जली (bijjalī), बिजुरिन (bijurina), from Prakrit विज्जुल्लिआ (vijjulliā), विज्जुल्लया (vijjullayā), from Sanskrit विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā, “forked lightning”), from विद्युत् (vidyut, “lightning”) + लता (latā, “creeper, vine, liana”), with the shape of the lightning being compared to a creeper.[1][2] Cognate with Assamese বিজুলী (bizuli), Sinhalese විදුලිය (widuliya).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɪd͡ʒ.liː/
Noun
बिजली • (bijlī) f (Urdu spelling بجلی)
- electricity
- बिजली जाना ― bijlī jānā ― for the lights to go out
- lightning, thunder
- बिजली कड़कड़ाना ― bijlī kaṛakṛānā ― to thunder
- बिजली गिरना ― bijlī girnā ― for lightning to strike
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बिजली bijlī |
बिजलियाँ bijliyā̃ |
| oblique | बिजली bijlī |
बिजलियों bijliyõ |
| vocative | बिजली bijlī |
बिजलियो bijliyo |
Descendants
- → Marathi: बिजली (bij̈lī)
- → Pashto: بجلي
References
- ^ Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957), Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages[1], Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vidyullatā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Etymology tree
Sanskrit विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā)
Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀬𑀸 (vijjullayā)
Sanskrit विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā)
Marathi बिजली (bijlī)
Borrowed from Hindustani بِجْلی / बिजली (bijlī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bid͡z.li/, [bid͡z.liː]
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: बिज‧ली
Noun
बिजली • (bij̈lī) f (uncommon)
- lightning
- 2010, “अप्सरा आली [apsarā ālī]”, in गुरू ठाकूर [gurū ṭhākūr] (lyrics), अजय-अतुल [ajay-atul] (music), नटरंग [naṭraṅga], performed by बेला शेंडे [belā śeṇḍe], performed by अजय-अतुल [ajay-atul]:
- ही नटली-थटली, जशी उमटली चांदणी रंगमहाली / मी यौवन बिजली, पाहून थिजली इंद्रसभा भवताली
- hī naṭlī-thaṭlī, j̈aśī umaṭlī ċāndaṇī raṅgamahālī / mī yauvan bij̈lī, pāhūn thij̈lī indrasabhā bhavatālī
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
| Declension of बिजली (fem ī-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
बिजली bijlī | ||
| direct plural |
बिजल्या bijlyā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
बिजली bijlī |
बिजल्या bijlyā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
बिजली bijlī |
बिजल्यां- bijlyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
बिजलीला bijlīlā |
बिजल्यांना bijlyānnā | |
| ergative | बिजलीने, बिजलीनं bijlīne, bijlīna |
बिजल्यांनी bijlyānnī | |
| instrumental | बिजलीशी bijlīśī |
बिजल्यांशी bijlyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
बिजलीत bijlīt |
बिजल्यांत bijlyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
बिजली bijlī |
बिजल्यांनो bijlyānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of बिजली (fem ī-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
बिजलीचा bijlīċā |
बिजलीचे bijlīċe |
बिजलीची bijlīcī |
बिजलीच्या bijlīcā |
बिजलीचे, बिजलीचं bijlīċe, bijlīċa |
बिजलीची bijlīcī |
बिजलीच्या bijlīcā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
बिजल्यांचा bijlyānċā |
बिजल्यांचे bijlyānċe |
बिजल्यांची bijlyāñcī |
बिजल्यांच्या bijlyāncā |
बिजल्यांचे, बिजल्यांचं bijlyānċe, bijlyānċa |
बिजल्यांची bijlyāñcī |
बिजल्यांच्या bijlyāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Synonyms
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vidyullatā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “बिजली”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “बिजली”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “बिजली”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press