आहिस्ता
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian آهسته (āhista).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.ɪs.t̪ɑː/, [äː.ɪs.t̪äː]
- (formal) (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.ɦɪs.t̪ɑː/, [äː.ɦɪs.t̪äː]
Adverb
आहिस्ता • (āhistā) (Urdu spelling آہستہ)
- slowly, sluggishly
- Synonyms: धीमे (dhīme), धीरे (dhīre), आराम से (ārām se), रफ़्ता-रफ़्ता (raftā-raftā), शनैः (śanaiḥ), हौले-हौले (haule-haule)
- रेलगाड़ी आहिस्ता क्यों चलने लगी है?
- relgāṛī āhistā kyõ calne lagī hai?
- Why has the train begun to slow?
- आहिस्ता-आहिस्ता ― āhistā-āhistā ― very slowly
- quietly, quiet
- gently, softly
Derived terms
- आहिस्ता करना (āhistā karnā, “to make quiet; to do slowly; to do gently”)
- आहिस्ता होना (āhistā honā, “to be quiet; to be slow”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “आहिस्ता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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