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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit नारी (nārī).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɑː.ɾiː/, [näː.ɾiː]

Noun

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नारी (nārīf (Urdu spelling ناری)

  1. woman
  2. wife

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́riH (woman). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬌𐬭𐬍 (i, woman), Middle Persian n'(y)lyk' (nārīg, woman, lady wife).

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Noun

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नारी (nā́rī) stemf

  1. woman, wife
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.92.3:
      अर्च॑न्ति॒ नारी॑र् अ॒पसो॒ न वि॒ष्टिभि॑: समा॒नेन॒ योज॑ने॒ना प॑रा॒वत॑:।
      इषं॒ वह॑न्तीः सु॒कृते॑ सु॒दान॑वे॒ विश्वेदह॒ यज॑मानाय सुन्व॒ते॥
      árcanti nā́rīr apáso ná viṣṭíbhi: samānéna yójanenā́ parāváta:.
      íṣaṃ váhantīḥ sukṛ́te sudā́nave víśvédáha yájamānāya sunvaté.
      They sing their song like women active in their tasks, along their common path hither from far away, bringing refreshment to the liberal devotee, yea, all things to the worshipper who pours the juice.
  2. female or any object regarded as feminine

Declension

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Feminine ī-stem declension of नारी (nā́rī)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नारी
nā́rī
नार्यौ / नारी¹
nā́ryau / nā́rī¹
नार्यः / नारीः¹
nā́ryaḥ / nā́rīḥ¹
Vocative नारि
nā́ri
नार्यौ / नारी¹
nā́ryau / nā́rī¹
नार्यः / नारीः¹
nā́ryaḥ / nā́rīḥ¹
Accusative नारीम्
nā́rīm
नार्यौ / नारी¹
nā́ryau / nā́rī¹
नारीः
nā́rīḥ
Instrumental नार्या
nā́ryā
नारीभ्याम्
nā́rībhyām
नारीभिः
nā́rībhiḥ
Dative नार्यै
nā́ryai
नारीभ्याम्
nā́rībhyām
नारीभ्यः
nā́rībhyaḥ
Ablative नार्याः / नार्यै²
nā́ryāḥ / nā́ryai²
नारीभ्याम्
nā́rībhyām
नारीभ्यः
nā́rībhyaḥ
Genitive नार्याः / नार्यै²
nā́ryāḥ / nā́ryai²
नार्योः
nā́ryoḥ
नारीणाम्
nā́rīṇām
Locative नार्याम्
nā́ryām
नार्योः
nā́ryoḥ
नारीषु
nā́rīṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

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