What daadi means
daadi is written دادی in the Urdu script and means grandmother (paternal) in English. It is taught in the Family lessons under Grandparents & Elders.
You will also see it romanized as dadi. Urdu has no single standard romanization; the script spelling is the same.
Forms of daadi
daadi is feminine and ends in -i: the plural adds -yaan (daadiyaan) and the oblique plural -yon (daadiyon). The singular does not change before a postposition.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Direct | دادی daadi | دادیاں daadiyaan |
| Oblique (before a postposition) | دادی daadi | دادیوں daadiyon |
Gender is taken from the course word list. The postposition rule is explained on the postpositions page, and how gender works on the noun gender page.
daadi in example sentences
میرے دادا اور دادی دونوں فوت ہو چکے ہیں۔
Both my grandfather and grandmother are dead. Tatoeba #1497749
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