समधी

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀺 (saṃbaṃdhi, “connected by marriage”), from Sanskrit सम्बन्धी (sambandhī). Compare संबंध (sambandh, “relationship”) and संबंधित (sambandhit, “related”). Doublet of संबंधी (sambandhī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /səm.d̪ʱiː/, [sɐ̃m.d̪ʱiː]

Noun

समधी • (samdhī) m (feminine समधिन, Urdu spelling سمدھی)

the father-in-law of one's child; co-father-in-law

Declension

Declension of *समधी* (masc ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	समधी samdhī	समधी samdhī
oblique	समधी samdhī	समधियों samdhiyõ
vocative	समधी samdhī	समधियो samdhiyo

Derived terms

समधियान (samdhiyān)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “समधी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “समधी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Platts, John T. (1884) “समधी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “समधी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press