विनती
See also: विनंती
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बिनती (bintī)
Etymology
Variant of बिनती (bintī), inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 f (viṇṇatti, “intimation”), from Sanskrit विज्ञप्ति (vijñapti, “request, entreaty”). Compare Punjabi ਬੇਨਤੀ (bentī) / بینتی (bentī), Marathi विनंती (vinantī), Sindhi وينَتيِ / विनती.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɪn.t̪iː/, [ʋɪ̃n̪.t̪iː]
Noun
विनती • (vintī) f (Urdu spelling بنتی)
- a request
- Synonym: निवेदन (nivedan)
- मेरे पास एक छोटी सी विनती है।
- mere pās ek choṭī sī vintī hai.
- I have a small request.
- begging, beseeching, pleading
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | विनती vintī |
विनतियाँ vintiyā̃ |
| oblique | विनती vintī |
विनतियों vintiyõ |
| vocative | विनती vintī |
विनतियो vintiyo |
Derived terms
- विनती करना (vintī karnā)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vijñapti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बिनती”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press