ईंट

Hindi

FWOTD – 20 January 2019

Etymology

From Sanskrit इष्टका (íṣṭakā, brick), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hišt- (brick), possibly from the BMAC substrate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːnʈ/

Noun

ईंट (īṇṭ) f

  1. a brick
    • The Bible, Ezekiel 4:1:
      तू एक ईंट ले और उसे अपने साम्हने रख कर उस पर एक नगर, अर्थात यरूशलेम का चित्र खींच
      tū ek īṇṭ le aur use apne sāmhane rakh kar us par ek nagar, arthāt yarūślem kā citra khīñc
      take a brick and place it in front of you so as to trace the outline of the city of Jerusalem
  2. (card games) diamond

Declension

Declension of ईंट
Singular Plural
Direct ईंट (īṇṭ) ईंटें (īṇṭẽ)
Oblique ईंट (īṇṭ) ईंटों (īṇṭõ)
Vocative ईंट (īṇṭ) ईंटो (īṇṭo)

See also

Suits in Hindi · रंग (raṅg) (layout · text)
पान (pān) ईंट (īṇṭ) हुक्म (hukma) चिड़ी (ciṛī)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.