भीड़

See also: भेड़ा, भंड, भाड़ा, भिड़, भेड़, and भाडा

Hindi

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit *𑀪𑀻𑀟 (*bhīḍa) (compare 𑀪𑀺𑀟𑀇 (bhiḍaï, “to meet, fight”)), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆 (*bhiṭ).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱiːɽ/

    Noun

    भीड़ • (bhīṛ) f (Urdu spelling بھیڑ)

    1. crowd
      Synonym: जमघट (jamghaṭ)
      भीड़ पर अश्रु-गैस छोड़ी गई।
      bhīṛ par aśru-gais choṛī gaī.
      Tear-gas was let loose on the crowd.
      यहाँ भीड़ मत लगाइए। ― yahā̃ bhīṛ mat lagāie. ― Do not crowd this place.
    2. rush, traffic, crowding

    Declension

    Declension of भीड़ (fem cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct भीड़
    bhīṛ     		भीड़ें
    bhīṛẽ
    oblique भीड़
    bhīṛ     		भीड़ों
    bhīṛõ
    vocative भीड़
    bhīṛ     		भीड़ो
    bhīṛo

    References

    • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भीड़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
    • Platts, John T. (1884) “भीड़”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhiṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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