ग़लती
Hindi
Alternative forms
- गलती (galtī) (nuqtaless)
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 ġalatī) f (Urdu spelling غَلَطِی)
- mistake
- Synonyms: चूक (cūk), भूल (bhūl)
- ग़लती से ― ġaltī se ― by mistake
- 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
| 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”)
Related terms
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ग़लती”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press