लिपटाना (liptaanaa)
verb
A causative-feeling transitive verb meaning to wrap something around something else, or to make one thing embrace/cling to another; closely related to the intransitive लिपटना (lipatnaa, 'to cling/wrap oneself around'), which is a separate lemma.
Sense
1
:
to wrap, coil, or wind something around something else
verb, transitive Takes an object plus a से (se) or पर (par) phrase for what is wrapped around what, e.g. कपड़े को दुपट्टे से लिपटाना (kapde ko dupatte se liptaanaa, 'to wrap the cloth with a scarf').
Synonyms: लपेटना (lapetnaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Think of wrapping a baby snugly in a shawl -- बच्चे को शॉल में लिपटाना (bachche ko shol men liptaanaa, 'to wrap the baby in a shawl') -- this word carries a tender, careful sense of enclosing something, unlike the more mechanical लपेटना (lapetnaa) used for parcels or wires.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often confuse this with लिपटना (lipatnaa) -- लिपटाना (liptaanaa) is the transitive 'to wrap something (around something)', while लिपटना (lipatnaa) is intransitive 'to cling/be wrapped around'. 2) The near-synonym लपेटना (lapetnaa) is far more common in everyday speech for wrapping objects like cloth or paper; लिपटाना (liptaanaa) leans slightly more toward wrapping around a person or body.
Sample Sentences:
माँ ने बच्चे को गरम शॉल में लिपटाया।
The mother wrapped the baby in a warm shawl.
(maan ne bachche ko garam shol men liptaayaa।)
वह सर्दियों में हमेशा अपने पैरों को कंबल में लिपटाती है।
She always wraps her feet in a blanket during winter.
(vah sardiyon men hameshaa apne pairon ko kambal men liptaatii hai।)
नर्स नवजात को धीरे-धीरे कपड़े में लिपटा रही थी।
The nurse was slowly wrapping the newborn in cloth.
(nars navjaat ko dhiire-dhiire kapde men liptaa rahii thii।)
बच्चा गुलाबी चादर में लिपटा हुआ सो रहा था।
The baby was sleeping wrapped in a pink sheet.
(bachchaa gulaabii chaadar men liptaa huaa so rahaa thaa।)
उसे ठंड से बचाने के लिए कंबल में लिपटा दो।
Wrap him in a blanket to protect him from the cold.
(use thand se bachaane ke lie kambal men liptaa do।)
अगर बाहर इतनी ठंड न होती, तो मैं उसे इतनी मोटी शॉल में न लिपटाता।
If it weren't so cold outside, I wouldn't wrap him in such a thick shawl.
(agar baahar itnii thand n hotii, to main use itnii motii shol men n liptaataa।)
बच्चे को नहलाने के बाद तुरंत तौलिये में लिपटा देना।
Wrap the baby in a towel right after bathing him.
(bachche ko nahlaane ke baad turant tauliye men liptaa denaa।)
शायद वह मुर्ति को रेशमी कपड़े में लिपटाए ताकि धूल न लगे।
Perhaps she should wrap the idol in silk cloth so that dust doesn't settle on it.
(shaayad vah murti ko reshmii kapde men liptaae taaki dhool n lage।)
नवजात शिशु को अस्पताल में विशेष कपड़े से लिपटाया जाता है।
Newborn infants are wrapped in special cloth at the hospital.
(navjaat shishu ko asptaal men vishesh kapde se liptaayaa jaataa hai।)
दादी अगले महीने पोते को अपने हाथ की बुनी शॉल में लिपटाएँगी।
Grandmother will wrap her grandson in a shawl she knitted by hand next month.
(daadii agle mahiine pote ko apne haath kii bunii shol men liptaaengii।)
Sense
2
:
to make someone embrace/cling to someone (causative of clinging)
verb, transitive Used when one person is made to embrace or press against another, e.g. माँ ने बच्चे को खुद से लिपटाया (maan ne bachche ko khud se liptaayaa, 'the mother pressed the child close to herself').
Synonyms: चिपटाना (chiptaanaa, similar sense of pressing close)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This sense shows up often in emotional or dramatic contexts -- a mother pulling a frightened child close, or two people embracing tightly in a moment of relief or grief -- it has a slightly more intense, physical flavor than the everyday गले लगाना (gale lagaanaa).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for गले लगाना (gale lagaanaa) for 'to hug' -- that is the standard everyday verb for hugging; लिपटाना (liptaanaa) is used more for a tight, clinging embrace or for pulling someone close, and appears less often in casual conversation.
Sample Sentences:
माँ ने रोते हुए बच्चे को अपने सीने से लिपटा लिया।
The mother pulled the crying child close against her chest.
(maan ne rote hue bachche ko apne siine se liptaa liyaa।)
डर के मारे वह अपनी बहन को खुद से लिपटा लेती है।
Out of fear, she pulls her sister close against herself.
(dar ke maare vah apnii bahan ko khud se liptaa letii hai।)
उसे इतना मत लिपटाओ, उसे साँस लेने दो।
Don't hold her so tight against you, let her breathe.
(use itnaa mat liptaao, use saans lene do।)
खबर सुनकर वह अपने पति को कसकर लिपटा रही थी।
On hearing the news, she was pressing her husband tightly against herself.
(khabar sunkar vah apne pati ko kaskar liptaa rahii thii।)
अगर वह वहाँ होती, तो अपने बेटे को फौरन खुद से लिपटा लेती।
If she had been there, she would have pulled her son close against herself at once.
(agar vah vahaan hotii, to apne bete ko phauran khud se liptaa letii।)
बच्ची इतनी डरी हुई थी कि उसे लिपटाना पड़ा ताकि वह शांत हो जाए।
The little girl was so scared that she had to be pulled close so that she would calm down.
(bachchii itnii darii huii thii ki use liptaanaa padaa taaki vah shaant ho jaae।)
उस हादसे के बाद बच्चों को माँ-बाप से बार-बार लिपटाया जाता था।
After that accident, the children were repeatedly pulled close against their parents.
(us haadse ke baad bachchon ko maan-baap se baar-baar liptaayaa jaataa thaa।)
जब भी उसे बुरा सपना आता, वह उसे अपने से लिपटा लेती थी।
Whenever she had a bad dream, she would pull him close against herself.
(jab bhii use buraa sapnaa aataa, vah use apne se liptaa letii thii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
लिपटाना
(liptaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
लिपटाने
(liptaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
लिपटाता
(liptaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
लिपटाते
(liptaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
लिपटाती
(liptaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
लिपटातीं
(liptaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
लिपटा रहा
(liptaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
लिपटा रहे
(liptaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
लिपटा रही
(liptaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
लिपटा रहीं
(liptaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
लिपटाया
(liptaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
लिपटाए
(liptaae)
perfective (sg.f):
लिपटाई
(liptaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
लिपटाईं
(liptaaiin)
imperative (informal):
लिपटा
(liptaa)
imperative (neutral):
लिपटाओ
(liptaao)
imperative (formal):
लिपटाइए
(liptaaie)
future (1sg.m):
लिपटाऊँगा
(liptaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
लिपटाऊँगी
(liptaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
लिपटाएँगे
(liptaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
लिपटाएँगी
(liptaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
लिपटाएगा
(liptaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
लिपटाएगी
(liptaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
लिपटाओगे
(liptaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
लिपटाओगी
(liptaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
लिपटाएगा
(liptaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
लिपटाएगी
(liptaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
लिपटाएँगे
(liptaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
लिपटाएँगी
(liptaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
लिपटाऊँ
(liptaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
लिपटाएँ
(liptaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
लिपटाए
(liptaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
लिपटाओ
(liptaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
लिपटाए
(liptaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
लिपटाएँ
(liptaaen)