शख़्सियत
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شخصیت (šaxsīyat), from Arabic شَخْصِيَّة (šaḵṣiyya).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃəx.sɪ.jət̪/, [ʃɐx.si.jɐt̪], /ʃəkʰ.sɪ.jət̪/, [ʃɐkʰ.si.jɐt̪]
Noun
शख़्सियत • (śaxsiyat) f (Urdu spelling شخصیت)
- individuality, identity
- personality
- Synonym: व्यक्तित्व (vyaktitva)
- क्या दमदार शख़्सियत है उसकी!
- kyā damdār śaxsiyat hai uskī!
- What an impressive personality he has!
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | शख़्सियत śaxsiyat |
शख़्सियतें, शख़्सियात śaxsiyatẽ, śaxsiyāt |
| oblique | शख़्सियत śaxsiyat |
शख़्सियतों, शख़्सियातों śaxsiyatõ, śaxsiyātõ |
| vocative | शख़्सियत śaxsiyat |
शख़्सियतो, शख़्सियातो śaxsiyato, śaxsiyāto |
Related terms
- शख़्स (śaxs)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शख़्सियत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press