बंदोबस्त
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बंद-ओ-बस्त (band-o-bast)
- बन्द-ओ-बस्त (band-o-bast)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بَنْد و بَسْت (band u bast, “tying and binding; arrangement”). Compare Malayalam ബന്തവസ് (bantavasŭ). By surface analysis, बंद (band) + -ओ- (-o-) + बस्त (bast).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bən.d̪oː.bəst̪/, [bɐ̃n̪.d̪oː.bɐst̪]
Noun
बंदोबस्त • (bandobast) m (Urdu spelling بند و بست)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बंदोबस्त bandobast |
बंदोबस्त bandobast |
| oblique | बंदोबस्त bandobast |
बंदोबस्तों bandobastõ |
| vocative | बंदोबस्त bandobast |
बंदोबस्तो bandobasto |
Descendants
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बंदोबस्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बंदोबस्त”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “बंदोबस्त”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बंदोबस्त”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Hardev Bahri (2013) “बंदोबस्त”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश [rājpāl hindī śabdakoś, Rajpal Hindi Dictionary], Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN
- “बंदोबस्त”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.