नागरिक
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नागरिक (nāgarika).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɑːɡ.ɾɪk/, [näːɡ.ɾɪk], /nɑː.ɡəɾ.ɪk/, [näː.ɡɐɾ.ɪk]
Noun
नागरिक • (nāgrik or nāgarik) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling ناگرک)
- citizen, member of a country
- Synonym: देशवासी (deśvāsī)
- नागरिकों को एक दूसरे की मदद करनी चाहिए।
- nāgrikõ ko ek dūsre kī madad karnī cāhie.
- The citizens should help their fellow countrymen.
Declension
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नागरिक nāgrik, nāgarik |
नागरिक nāgrik, nāgarik |
| oblique | नागरिक nāgrik, nāgarik |
नागरिकों nāgrikõ, nāgarikõ |
| vocative | नागरिक nāgrik, nāgarik |
नागरिको nāgriko, nāgariko |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नागरिक nāgrik, nāgarik |
नागरिकें nāgrikẽ, nāgarikẽ |
| oblique | नागरिक nāgrik, nāgarik |
नागरिकों nāgrikõ, nāgarikõ |
| vocative | नागरिक nāgrik, nāgarik |
नागरिको nāgriko, nāgariko |
Adjective
नागरिक • (nāgrik) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ناگرک)
Marathi
Etymology
From नगर (nagar) + -इक (-ik).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.ɡə.ɾik/, [na.ɡə.ɾiːk]
Noun
नागरिक • (nāgarik) m or f
Declension
| Declension of नागरिक (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
नागरिक nāgarik | ||
| direct plural |
नागरिक nāgarik | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
नागरिक nāgarik |
नागरिक nāgarik | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
नागरिका nāgarikā |
नागरिकां- nāgarikān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
नागरिकाला nāgarikālā |
नागरिकांना nāgarikānnā | |
| ergative | नागरिकाने, नागरिकानं nāgarikāne, nāgarikāna |
नागरिकांनी nāgarikānnī | |
| instrumental | नागरिकाशी nāgarikāśī |
नागरिकांशी nāgarikānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
नागरिकात nāgarikāt |
नागरिकांत nāgarikāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
नागरिका nāgarikā |
नागरिकांनो nāgarikānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of नागरिक (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
नागरिकाचा nāgarikāċā |
नागरिकाचे nāgarikāċe |
नागरिकाची nāgarikācī |
नागरिकाच्या nāgarikācā |
नागरिकाचे, नागरिकाचं nāgarikāċe, nāgarikāċa |
नागरिकाची nāgarikācī |
नागरिकाच्या nāgarikācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
नागरिकांचा nāgarikānċā |
नागरिकांचे nāgarikānċe |
नागरिकांची nāgarikāñcī |
नागरिकांच्या nāgarikāncā |
नागरिकांचे, नागरिकांचं nāgarikānċe, nāgarikānċa |
नागरिकांची nāgarikāñcī |
नागरिकांच्या nāgarikāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
See also
- नागरी (nāgrī, “civic”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नागरिक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies