پڑوسی
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀅 (paḍivesia), from Sanskrit प्रतिवेश्य (prativeśya). By surface analysis, پَڑوس (paṛos, “neighbourhood”) + ی (ī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /pə.ɽoː.siː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: پَ‧ڑو‧سی
Noun
پَڑوسی • (paṛosī) m (feminine پَڑوسِن (paṛosin), Hindi spelling पड़ोसी)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | پڑوسی (paṛosī) | پڑوسی (paṛosī) |
| oblique | پڑوسی (paṛosī) | پڑوسِیوں (paṛosiyõ) |
| vocative | پڑوسی (paṛosī) | پڑوسِیو (paṛosiyo) |
References
- “پڑوسی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “پڑوسی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- “پڑوسی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.