ख़ानदानी (khaandaanii)

adjective An adjective built from ख़ानदान (khaandaan, 'family/lineage') plus the -ई suffix; covers both 'belonging to a family, ancestral' and the extended sense of 'well-bred, of good/noble stock'.

Sense 1 : belonging to one's family, ancestral, hereditary

adjective

Synonyms: पैतृक (paitrik, formal), वंशानुगत (vanshaanugat, formal)

Frequency: high

Cultural Note: You'll hear this in phrases like ख़ानदानी मकान (khaandaanii makaan, 'ancestral house') or ख़ानदानी धंधा (khaandaanii dhandhaa, 'family trade/business') -- it's the natural word Delhi families use when talking about a shop, recipe, or house that's been passed down for generations.

Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use this where पैतृक (paitrik) is expected in formal/legal contexts (e.g. property documents); ख़ानदानी (khaandaanii) is the everyday spoken equivalent.

Sample Sentences:

यह हमारा ख़ानदानी मकान है, इसे मेरे दादा के दादा ने बनवाया था। This is our ancestral house; my great-great-grandfather had it built.

(yah hamaaraa khaandaanii makaan hai, ise mere daadaa ke daadaa ne banvaayaa thaa।)

यह मिठाई की दुकान उनका ख़ानदानी धंधा है। This sweet shop is their family trade.

(yah mithaaii kii dukaan unkaa khaandaanii dhandhaa hai।)

हमारे घर में अचार बनाने की ख़ानदानी रेसिपी पीढ़ियों से चली आ रही है। The family recipe for making pickle in our house has been passed down through generations.

(hamaare ghar men achaar banaane kii khaandaanii resipii piidhiyon se chalii aa rahii hai।)

क्या तुम अपनी ख़ानदानी दुकान बेचना चाहते हो? Do you want to sell your family shop?

(kyaa tum apnii khaandaanii dukaan bechnaa chaahte ho?)

अगर वह ख़ानदानी ज़मीन बिक जाती, तो हमें बहुत दुख होता। If that ancestral land had been sold, we would have been very sad.

(agar vah khaandaanii zamiin bik jaatii, to hamen bahut dukh hotaa।)

ख़ानदानी विरासत को संभालकर रखो, बेटा। Take good care of the ancestral inheritance, son.

(khaandaanii viraasat ko sambhaalkar rakho, betaa।)

शायद यह ख़ानदानी गहना उनकी दादी का हो। Perhaps this family heirloom jewelry belonged to their grandmother.

(shaayad yah khaandaanii gahnaa unkii daadii kaa ho।)

यह ख़ानदानी नुस्खा वैद्य जी ने अपने बेटे को सौंप दिया। The physician handed down this family remedy to his son.

(yah khaandaanii nuskhaa vaidy jii ne apne bete ko saump diyaa।)

उस हवेली का ख़ानदानी इतिहास सदियों पुराना बताया जाता है। The ancestral history of that mansion is said to be centuries old.

(us havelii kaa khaandaanii itihaas sadiyon puraanaa bataayaa jaataa hai।)

जब तक यह ख़ानदानी दुकान चलती रहेगी, हमारी पहचान बनी रहेगी। As long as this family shop keeps running, our identity will remain intact.

(jab tak yah khaandaanii dukaan chaltii rahegii, hamaarii pahchaan banii rahegii।)

उसने अपना ख़ानदानी धंधा छोड़कर नई नौकरी शुरू कर दी। He left his family trade behind and started a new job.

(usne apnaa khaandaanii dhandhaa chhodkar naii naukrii shuroo kar dii।)

Sense 2 : well-bred, of good/noble lineage, classy by birth

adjective

Synonyms: कुलीन (kuliin, literary), शरीफ़ (shariif, different emphasis: decent/respectable rather than lineage)

Frequency: medium

Cultural Note: Often used approvingly of manners or taste -- ख़ानदानी तहज़ीब (khaandaanii tahziib, 'refined, family-bred etiquette') is a classic compliment in Delhi's old-city Urdu-inflected speech, evoking nawaabi (navaabii) gentility.

Common Mistakes: 1) This sense carries a value judgment about breeding/status, not just origin -- calling a person ख़ानदानी (khaandaanii) implies their good manners or class come from their family background, similar to saying someone has 'good breeding' in English.

Sample Sentences:

उनकी ख़ानदानी तहज़ीब देखकर हर कोई मुतासिर हो जाता है। Seeing their refined, well-bred manners, everyone gets impressed.

(unkii khaandaanii tahziib dekhkar har koii mutaasir ho jaataa hai।)

वह ख़ानदानी आदमी है, बात करने का अंदाज़ ही अलग है। He's a well-bred man, his way of talking is just different.

(vah khaandaanii aadmii hai, baat karne kaa andaaz hii alag hai।)

पुरानी दिल्ली में ऐसे ख़ानदानी नवाबी लोग अब कम ही बचे हैं। Such well-bred, nawab-like people are now rarely left in Old Delhi.

(puraanii dillii men aise khaandaanii navaabii log ab kam hii bache hain।)

क्या तुम्हें उसकी ख़ानदानी तहज़ीब नहीं दिखी? Didn't you notice his refined, well-bred manners?

(kyaa tumhen uskii khaandaanii tahziib nahiin dikhii?)

अगर वह सचमुच ख़ानदानी होता, तो ऐसी बदतमीज़ी कभी न करता। If he were truly well-bred, he would never behave so rudely.

(agar vah sachmuch khaandaanii hotaa, to aisii badatmiizii kabhii n kartaa।)

बेटा, ख़ानदानी लोगों जैसी शराफ़त दिखाओ, चीख़ो-चिल्लाओ मत। Son, show the decency of well-bred people, don't shout and scream.

(betaa, khaandaanii logon jaisii sharaafat dikhaao, chiikho-chillaao mat।)

मुझे लगता है कि वह ख़ानदानी घराने से हो सकता है, उसका सलीक़ा देखो। I think he might be from a well-bred household, look at his refined manner.

(mujhe lagtaa hai ki vah khaandaanii gharaane se ho saktaa hai, uskaa saliiqaa dekho।)

उसकी ख़ानदानी नफ़ासत हर महफ़िल में झलकती थी। His noble, well-bred refinement used to shine through in every gathering.

(uskii khaandaanii nafaasat har mahfil men jhalaktii thii।)

शहर में उसे एक ख़ानदानी और तहज़ीबदार शख़्स माना जाता है। In the city, he is regarded as a well-bred and cultured person.

(shahar men use ek khaandaanii aur tahziibdaar shakhs maanaa jaataa hai।)

Morphology

Adjective (invariant)

invariant: ख़ानदानी (khaandaanii)