असामी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- आसामी (āsāmī)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اَسَامِی (asāmī), from Arabic أَسَامٍ (ʔasāmin), plural of اِسْم (ism, “name”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.sɑː.miː/, [ɐ.säː.miː]
Noun
असामी • (asāmī) f (Urdu spelling اَسَامِی)
- person, individual
- client, customer
- tenant
- (agriculture, historical) subtenant farmer (kind of farmer with non-permanent property rights)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | असामी asāmī |
असामियाँ asāmiyā̃ |
| oblique | असामी asāmī |
असामियों asāmiyõ |
| vocative | असामी asāmī |
असामियो asāmiyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “असामी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “असामी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha