پسلی

Urdu

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (paṃsuliā), from Sanskrit पर्शु (parśu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European *pérḱus.[1]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    پَسْلی • (paslīf (Hindi spelling पसली)

    1. (anatomy) rib
      Synonym: پِن٘جَر (piñjar)
    2. (music) string or thread (of any instrument)
      Synonym: دھات (dhāt)
    3. side
      Synonyms: پَہْلُو (pahlū), طَرْف (tarf)

    Declension

    Declension of پسلی
    singular plural
    direct پَسْلی (paslī) پَسْلِیاں (pasliyā̃)
    oblique پَسْلی (paslī) پَسْلِیوں (pasliyō̃)
    vocative پَسْلی (paslī) پَسْلِیو (pasliyō)

    References

    1. ^ 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]