फाँसी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- फांसी (phānsī)
Etymology
Feminine of फाँस (phā̃s), from Sauraseni Prakrit.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʰɑ̃ː.siː/, [pʰä̃ː.siː]
Noun
फाँसी • (phā̃si) f (Urdu spelling پھانسی)
- hanging, death by hanging
- फाँसी लगाना ― phā̃sī lagānā ― to hang oneself
- अपराधी की फाँसी आजकल के ज़माने में नहीं होनी चाहिए।
- aprādhī kī phā̃sī ājkal ke zamāne mẽ nahī̃ honī cāhie.
- The hanging of criminals should not be done in modern times.
- a noose
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | फाँसी phā̃sī |
फाँसियाँ phā̃siyā̃ |
| oblique | फाँसी phā̃sī |
फाँसियों phā̃siyõ |
| vocative | फाँसी phā̃sī |
फाँसियो phā̃siyo |
Descendants
- → Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਫਾਂਸੀ (phā̃sī)
- Shahmukhi script: پھانسی (phā̃sī)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “spāśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 798