پسلی
Urdu
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (paṃsuliā), from Sanskrit पर्शु (parśu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European *pérḱus.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /pəs.liː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: پَس‧لی
Noun
پَسْلی • (paslī) f (Hindi spelling पसली)
- (anatomy) rib
- Synonym: پِن٘جَر (piñjar)
- (music) string or thread (of any instrument)
- Synonym: دھات (dhāt)
- side
- Synonyms: پَہْلُو (pahlū), طَرْف (tarf)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | پَسْلی (paslī) | پَسْلِیاں (pasliyā̃) |
| oblique | پَسْلی (paslī) | پَسْلِیوں (pasliyō̃) |
| vocative | پَسْلی (paslī) | پَسْلِیو (pasliyō) |
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “párśu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- “پسلی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “پسلی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “پسلی”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]