زندگی
Persian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom زنده (zende) + ـگی (-gi).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [zin.da.ˈɡiː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zen̪d̪e.ɡʲíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zin̪.d̪ä.ɡí]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | zinda-gī |
Dari reading? | zinda-gī |
Iranian reading? | zende-gi |
Tajik reading? | zinda-gi |
Noun
editDari | زنده گی, زندگی |
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Iranian Persian | زندگی |
Tajik | зиндагӣ |
زندگی • (zendegi)
- life, existence
- زن، زندگی، آزادی
- zan, zendegi, âzâdi (Iranian Reading)
zan, zindagī, āzādī (Dari Reading) - Woman, Life, Freedom
- zan, zendegi, âzâdi (Iranian Reading)
Inflection
editBasic forms of زندگی (zendegi) | ||
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singular | plural | |
bare | زندگی (zendegí) |
زندگیها (zendegi-hấ) زندگیا △ (zendegiấ) |
definitive direct object | زندگی را (zendegí râ) زندگی رو △ (zendegí ro) |
زندگیها را (zendegi-hấ râ) زندگیا رو △ (zendegiấ ro) |
ezâfe | زندگی (zendegí-ye) |
زندگیهای (zendegi-hấ-ye) زندگیای △ (zendegiấ-ye) |
marked indefinite or relative definite |
زندگی (zendegí) |
زندگیهایی (zendegi-hấ-yi) زندگیایی △ (zendegiấ-yi) |
△ Colloquial. |
Possessive forms of زندگی ({{{tr}}}) | ||
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singular | plural | |
1st person singular (“my”) |
زندگیام (zendegí-am) [Term?] △ (zendegím) |
زندگیهایم (zendegi-hấyam) زندگیهام، زندگیام △ (zendegiấm) |
2nd person singular (“your”) |
زندگیات (zendegí-at) زندگیت △ (zendegít) |
زندگیهایت (zendegi-hấyat) زندگیهات، زندگیات △ (zendegiất) |
3rd person singular (“his, her, its”) |
زندگیاش (zendegí-aš) زندگیش △ (zendegíš) |
زندگیهایش (zendegi-hấyaš) زندگیهاش، زندگیاش △ (zendegiấš) |
1st plural (“our”) |
زندگیمان (zendegíyemân) زندگیمون △ (zendegímun) |
زندگیهایمان (zendegi-hấyemân) زندگیهامون، زندگیامون △ (zendegiấmun) |
2nd plural (“your”) |
زندگیتان (zendegíyetân) زندگیتون △ (zendegítun) |
زندگیهایتان (zendegi-hấyetân) زندگیهاتون، زندگیاتون △ (zendegiấtun) |
3rd plural (“their”) |
زندگیشان (zendegíyešân) زندگیشون △ (zendegíšun) |
زندگیهایشان (zendegi-hấyešân) زندگیهاشون، زندگیاشون △ (zendegiấšun) |
△ Colloquial. |
Derived terms
edit- زندگی کردن (zendegi kardan)
- زندگینامه (zendegi-nâme)
Descendants
edit- Tajik: зиндагӣ (zindagi)
- → Bengali: জিন্দেগী (jindegi)
- → Hindustani:
- → Punjabi: زندگی (zindagī)
- → Tamil: ஜிந்தகி (jintaki)
- → Sindhi: زندگي (zindagī)
See also
edit- زندگانی (zendegâni, “life, way of life, course of life”)
Punjabi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian زندگی (zindagī).
Noun
editUrdu
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian زِنْدَگِی (zindagī). First attested in c. 1625 as Middle Hindi زندگی (zindagī).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zɪn.d̪ə.ɡiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: زِن‧دَ‧گی
Noun
editزِنْدَگی • (zindagī) f (Hindi spelling ज़िंदगी)
- life
- 1972, “چلو دل دار چلو”, in Kaif Bhopali (lyrics), Ghulam Mohammad (music), Pakeezah, performed by Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar:
- زندگی ختم بھی ہو جائے اگر نہ کبھی ختم الفت کا سفر
- zindagī xatm bhī ho jāe agar na kabhī xatm ulfat kā safar
- Even if life comes to an end, may the journey of love never come to an end.
- lifetime
Declension
editDeclension of زندگی | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
direct | زِنْدَگی (zindagī) | زِنْدَگِیاں (zindagiyā̃) | ||||||
oblique | زِنْدَگی (zindagī) | زِنْدَگِیوں (zindagiyō̃) | ||||||
vocative | زِنْدَگی (zindagī) | زِنْدَگِیو (zindagiyō) |
References
editFurther reading
edit- “زندگی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “زندگی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “زندگي”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- S. W. Fallon (1879) “زندگي”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 730
- John Shakespear (1834) “زندگی”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC
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