گولی

See also: کولی

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोलिका (golikā). Cognate with Persian گلوله (golule).

Pronunciation

Noun

گولی • (golī) f (Hindi spelling गोली)

  1. bullet; pellet (gun ammunition)
  2. pill; tablet (medication)
  3. marble; small ball
  4. (by extension) diminutive of گولا (golā)

Declension

Declension of گولی
singular plural
direct گولی (golī) گولِیاں (goliyā̃)
oblique گولی (golī) گولِیوں (goliyō̃)
vocative گولی (golī) گولِیو (goliyō)

Descendants

  • → English: gooly, goolies
  • → Pashto: ګولۍ (golay)
  • → Persian: گولی (goli, guli)

References

  • “گولی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “گولی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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