नाड़ी

See also: नाडु, नीड, and नड

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit नाडिका (nāḍikā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑː.ɽiː/, [näː.ɽiː]

Noun

नाड़ी • (nāṛī) f (Urdu spelling ناڑی)

  1. pulse (of the hand or foot, etc.)
    Synonym: नब्ज़ (nabz)
    रोगी की नाड़ी बहुत गड़बड़ है।
    rogī kī nāṛī bahut gaṛbaṛ hai.
    The patient's pulse is very irregular.
  2. artery, vein, blood vessel; any tubular organ of the body
    Synonym: नस (nas)
    हमारे शरीर में छोटी बड़ी सैकड़ों नाड़ियाँ हैं।
    hamāre śarīr mẽ choṭī baṛī saikṛõ nāṛiyā̃ ha͠i.
    In our body there are hundreds of arteries, big and small.

Declension
Declension of नाड़ी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct नाड़ी
nāṛī		 नाड़ियाँ
nāṛiyā̃
oblique नाड़ी
nāṛī		 नाड़ियों
nāṛiyõ
vocative नाड़ी
nāṛī		 नाड़ियो
nāṛiyo

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नाड़ी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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