नेकी

See also: निका and नाक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نیکی (nēkī), from نیک (nēk, “good”) +‎ ی (ī). By surface analysis, नेक (nek) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /neː.kiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː, -eːkiː

Noun

नेकी • (nekī) f (Urdu spelling نیکی)

  1. virtue (goodness and purity of thought)
    Synonym: भलाई (bhalāī)

Declension

Declension of नेकी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct नेकी
nekī 		नेकियाँ
nekiyā̃
oblique नेकी
nekī 		नेकियों
nekiyõ
vocative नेकी
nekī 		नेकियो
nekiyo

Derived terms

  • नेकी और पूछ पूछ (nekī aur pūch pūch)
  • नेकी कर और दरिया में डाल (nekī kar aur dariyā mẽ ḍāl)
  • नेकी-बदी (nekī-badī)

References

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