گولی

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Urdu[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit गोलिका (golikā). Cognate with Persian گلوله (golule).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

گولی (golīf (Hindi spelling गोली)

  1. bullet; pellet (gun ammunition)
  2. pill; tablet (medication)
  3. marble; small ball
  4. (by extension) Diminutive of گولا (golā)

Declension[edit]

Declension of گولی
singular plural
direct گولی (golī) گولیاں (goliyā̃)
oblique گولی (golī) گولیوں (goliyō̃)
vocative گولی (golī) گولیو (goliyō)

Descendants[edit]

  • English: gooly, goolies
  • Pashto: ګولۍ (golay)
  • Persian: گولی (goli, guli)

References[edit]

  • گولی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • گولی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.