दरियादिल (dariyaadil)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning generous or open-hearted, built from दरिया (dariyaa, 'river') plus दिल (dil, 'heart') -- literally 'river-hearted', evoking a heart as wide and flowing as a river.
Sense
1
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generous, open-hearted
adjective
Synonyms: उदार (udaar), दयालु (dayaalu, leans toward 'kind/compassionate' rather than 'generous with money'), खुले दिल का (khule dil kaa, descriptive phrase, same image of an 'open heart')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is a lovely example of how Hindi builds character words from vivid images -- someone दरियादिल (dariyaadil) has a heart as generous and unstoppable as a flowing river, especially with money, food, or hospitality. You will hear it as a compliment for a host who refuses to let your plate go empty, or for someone who lends money without a second thought.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to inflect it like a regular -आ (aa) adjective (दरियादिली, दरियादिले) -- it does not change form for gender or number. 2) It describes a person's nature or a specific generous act, not literally a river; do not use it to describe actual water or geography.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे मामा बहुत दरियादिल इंसान हैं।
My uncle is a very generous person.
(mere maamaa bahut dariyaadil insaan hain।)
वह इतना दरियादिल था कि किसी को भी खाली हाथ नहीं भेजता था।
He was so generous that he never sent anyone away empty-handed.
(vah itnaa dariyaadil thaa ki kisii ko bhii khaalii haath nahiin bhejtaa thaa।)
काश मेरे पड़ोसी भी उतने ही दरियादिल होते।
I wish my neighbors were just as generous.
(kaash mere padosii bhii utne hii dariyaadil hote।)
अगर तुम दरियादिल होते तो दोस्तों की मदद ज़रूर करते।
If you were generous, you would definitely have helped your friends.
(agar tum dariyaadil hote to doston kii madad zaroor karte।)
दरियादिल बनो, थोड़ा और खाना बाँट दो।
Be generous, share a little more food.
(dariyaadil bano, thodaa aur khaanaa baant do।)
शायद वह इतना दरियादिल न हो जितना लोग कहते हैं।
Maybe he isn't as generous as people say.
(shaayad vah itnaa dariyaadil n ho jitnaa log kahte hain।)
उस दरियादिल सेठ की वजह से पूरे मोहल्ले में उसकी इज़्ज़त होती है।
Because of that generous merchant, he is respected throughout the neighborhood.
(us dariyaadil seth kii vajah se poore mohalle men uskii izzat hotii hai।)
दरियादिल होने का मतलब यह नहीं कि तुम खुद को भूल जाओ।
Being generous doesn't mean you should forget about yourself.
(dariyaadil hone kaa matlab yah nahiin ki tum khud ko bhool jaao।)
उसने अपने दरियादिल स्वभाव के कारण सबका दिल जीत लिया था।
He had won everyone's heart because of his generous nature.
(usne apne dariyaadil svabhaav ke kaaran sabkaa dil jiit liyaa thaa।)
गाँव में उन्हें एक दरियादिल ज़मींदार के रूप में याद किया जाता है।
In the village, he is remembered as a generous landlord.
(gaanv men unhen ek dariyaadil zamiindaar ke roop men yaad kiyaa jaataa hai।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
दरियादिल
(dariyaadil)