ग़लती

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غلطی (ġalatī), ultimately from Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɣəl.t̪iː/, [ɣɐl.t̪iː], /ɡəl.t̪iː/, [ɡɐl.t̪iː], /ɣə.lə.t̪iː/, [ɣɐ.lɐ.t̪iː], /ɡə.lə.t̪iː/, [ɡɐ.lɐ.t̪iː]

Noun

ग़लती • (ġaltī or ġalatīf (Urdu spelling غَلَطِی)

  1. mistake
    Synonyms: चूक (cūk), भूल (bhūl)
    ग़लती सेġaltī seby mistake
  2. error, fault
    Synonym: अशुद्धि (aśuddhi)
    यह मेरी ग़लती तो हो ही नहीं सकती।
    yah merī ġaltī to ho hī nahī̃ saktī.
    This definitely can't be my fault.

Usage notes

Often the term ग़लती (ġaltī) is written as गलती (galtī), without nuqta.

Declension

Declension of ग़लती (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct ग़लती
ġaltī
ग़लतियाँ
ġaltiyā̃
oblique ग़लती
ġaltī
ग़लतियों
ġaltiyõ
vocative ग़लती
ġaltī
ग़लतियो
ġaltiyo

Derived terms

  • ग़लती करना (ġaltī karnā, to make a mistake; to err)

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