ہڈی

Urdu

Etymology

Feminine of ہڈا (haḍḍā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀟𑁆𑀟 (haḍḍa), from Sanskrit हड्ड (haḍḍa). Perhaps related to Sanskrit अस्थि (ásthi, “bone”), अष्ठि (aṣṭhi, “kernel”), अष्ठीवत् (aṣṭhīvat, “knee”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦəɖː.iː/
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  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ہَڈّی • (haḍḍī) f (Hindi spelling हड्डी)

  1. bone

Declension

Declension of ہڈی
singular plural
direct ہڈی (haḍḍī) ہڈِیاں (haḍḍiyā̃)
oblique ہڈی (haḍḍī) ہڈِیوں (haḍḍiyō̃)
vocative ہڈی (haḍḍī) ہڈِیو (haḍḍiyō)

References

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