आख़िरी (aakhirii)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'last/final'. From Arabic-Persian aakhir (aakhir, 'end'), also seen as the adverb/interjection आख़िर (aakhir, 'finally/after all') -- a related but separate lemma.
Sense 1 : last, final
adjective
Synonyms: अंतिम (antim, formal), पिछला (pichhlaa, can also mean 'previous/past' rather than 'final')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear आख़िरी (aakhirii) constantly in everyday drama and urgency -- आख़िरी बार (aakhirii baar, 'one last time'), आख़िरी मौका (aakhirii maukaa, 'last chance') -- it carries a slightly more emotional, final-curtain feel than the more bookish अंतिम (antim), which you will see more in written notices and formal announcements.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for पिछला (pichhlaa) to mean 'last', but पिछला usually means 'previous' (e.g. पिछला साल (pichhlaa saal, 'last/previous year')), while आख़िरी (aakhirii) means 'final, last in a series' -- आख़िरी मौका (aakhirii maukaa, 'last/final chance') is not the same idea as 'previous chance'. 2) The nuqta on ख़ is often dropped in casual writing (आखिरी), which is common and acceptable, not a real error.
Sample Sentences:
ये मेरी आख़िरी बस है, इसके बाद कोई नहीं मिलेगी। This is my last bus; I won't get another one after this.
(ye merii aakhirii bas hai, iske baad koii nahiin milegii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
प्लीज़, आख़िरी बार माफ़ कर दो। Please, forgive me this one last time.
(pliiz, aakhirii baar maaf kar do।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यह तुम्हारा आख़िरी मौका है, इसे बर्बाद मत करो। This is your last chance, don't waste it.
(yah tumhaaraa aakhirii maukaa hai, ise barbaad mat karo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
उसने अपनी आख़िरी सांस तक हार नहीं मानी। He didn't give up until his last breath.
(usne apnii aakhirii saans tak haar nahiin maanii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश मैं उससे आख़िरी बार मिल पाता। I wish I could have met him one last time.
(kaash main usse aakhirii baar mil paataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अगर यह मेरा आख़िरी दिन होता, तो मैं क्या करता? If this were my last day, what would I do?
(agar yah meraa aakhirii din hotaa, to main kyaa kartaa?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
टीम आख़िरी ओवर में मैच हार गई। The team lost the match in the last over.
(tiim aakhirii ovar men maich haar gaii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या यह वाकई तुम्हारा आख़िरी फ़ैसला है? Is this really your final decision?
(kyaa yah vaakaii tumhaaraa aakhirii faislaa hai?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद यह हमारी आख़िरी मुलाक़ात हो। Perhaps this is our last meeting.
(shaayad yah hamaarii aakhirii mulaaqaat ho।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
फ़िल्म का आख़िरी सीन बहुत इमोशनल था। The last scene of the movie was very emotional.
(film kaa aakhirii siin bahut imoshnal thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
जब तक आख़िरी उम्मीद न टूटे, इंसान लड़ता रहता है। As long as the last hope isn't broken, a person keeps fighting.
(jab tak aakhirii ummiid n toote, insaan ladtaa rahtaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (variable)
(sg.m): आख़िरी (aakhirii)
(pl.m): आख़िरीे ([[आख़िरीे]])
(sg.f): आख़िरीी ([[आख़िरीी]])
(pl.f): आख़िरीी ([[आख़िरीी]])