شانتی

Borrowed from Sanskrit शान्ति (śānti). Equivalent of شانت (śānt, “quiet”) +‎ ـی (-ī). Doublet of چین (cain).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːn.t̪iː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: شان‧تی

شانتی • (śāntī) f (Hindi spelling शांति) (rare)

1. quietness

   Synonym: خاموشی (xāmośī)

2. peace, tranquility

   Synonyms: امن (amn), سکون (sukūn), آرام (ārām)

Rarely used in Standard Urdu, and occasionally used in Urdu poetry.

• “شانتی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “شانتی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.