ख़ुशनवीसी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خُوشنَوِیسی (xʷušnawīsī). By surface analysis, ख़ुश (xuś) + नवीस (navīs) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /xʊʃ.nə.ʋiː.siː/, [xʊʃ.nɐ.ʋiː.siː], /kʰʊʃ.nə.ʋiː.siː/, [kʰʊʃ.nɐ.ʋiː.siː]
Noun
ख़ुशनवीसी • (xuśnavīsī) f (Urdu spelling خُوشنَوِیسی)
- calligraphy
- Synonym: (formal) सुलेखन (sulekhan)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ख़ुशनवीसी xuśnavīsī |
ख़ुशनवीसियाँ xuśnavīsiyā̃ |
| oblique | ख़ुशनवीसी xuśnavīsī |
ख़ुशनवीसियों xuśnavīsiyõ |
| vocative | ख़ुशनवीसी xuśnavīsī |
ख़ुशनवीसियो xuśnavīsiyo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खुशनवीसी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “ख़ुश-नवीसी”, in Rekhta Urdu Dictionary (in Urdu), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025