दिमाग़

See also: दिमाग

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دِمَاغ (dimāḡ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪ.mɑːɣ/, [d̪ɪ.mäːɣ], /d̪ɪ.mɑːɡ/, [d̪ɪ.mäːɡ]

Noun

दिमाग़ • (dimāġ) m (Urdu spelling دماغ)

(anatomy) brain, cerebrum
तुम्हारे दिमाग़ में यह चीज़ कैसे घुस गयी?
tumhāre dimāġ mẽ yah cīz kaise ghus gayī?
How did this object enter your brain?
conceit, pride
वह बड़े दिमाग़ का आदमी है।
vah baṛe dimāġ kā ādmī hai.
He is a man of conceit.

Declension

Declension of दिमाग़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दिमाग़ dimāġ	दिमाग़ dimāġ
oblique	दिमाग़ dimāġ	दिमाग़ों dimāġõ
vocative	दिमाग़ dimāġ	दिमाग़ो dimāġo

Synonyms

(brain) भेजा (bhejā), मस्तिष्क (mastiṣk)

Derived terms

दिमाग़ करना (dimāġ karnā)
दिमाग़ ख़राब करना (dimāġ xarāb karnā)
दिमाग़ ख़राब होना (dimāġ xarāb honā, “to be stupid”)
दिमाग़दार (dimāġdār)
दिमाग़दारी (dimāġdārī)
दिमाग़ी (dimāġī)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दिमाग़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Platts, John T. (1884) “دماغ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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