क़ुरबानी

Hindi

Alternative forms

क़ुर्बानी (qurbānī) — alternative spelling
कुरबानी (kurbānī), कुर्बानी (kurbānī) — nuqtaless

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (qurbānī). By surface analysis, क़ुरबान (qurbān) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /qʊɾ.bɑː.niː/, [qʊɾ.bäː.niː], /kʊɾ.bɑː.niː/, [kʊɾ.bäː.niː]

Noun

क़ुरबानी • (qurbānī) f (Urdu spelling قربانی)

sacrifice
Synonyms: बलिदान (balidān), आहुति (āhuti)

Declension

Declension of *क़ुरबानी* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	क़ुरबानी qurbānī	क़ुरबानियाँ qurbāniyā̃
oblique	क़ुरबानी qurbānī	क़ुरबानियों qurbāniyõ
vocative	क़ुरबानी qurbānī	क़ुरबानियो qurbāniyo

Derived terms

क़ुरबानी करना (qurbānī karnā)

References

Platts, John T. (1884) “قرباني”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “قربانى”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul