आरी (aarii)

noun A carpenter's or craftsman's saw -- a concrete tool word with a single everyday meaning.
Sense 1 : saw (the cutting tool)
noun, feminine
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear आरी (aarii) most in the context of a बढ़ई (badhaii, 'carpenter') at work -- the rhythmic sound of an आरी (aarii) cutting wood is a familiar background noise in Indian mohalla (mohallaa) workshops and furniture markets.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse आरी (aarii) with आरा (aaraa), the masculine variant used for a larger cutting saw or saw-blade in some regions/trades -- the two are related but not simply interchangeable as one word's genders. 2) आरी (aarii) is a hand tool for sawing wood/metal; it should not be reached for when the intended meaning is a knife or blade (छुरी chhurii, चाकू chaakoo).
Sample Sentences:
बढ़ई आरी से लकड़ी काट रहा है। The carpenter is cutting wood with a saw.
(badhaii aarii se lakdii kaat rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम मुझे वह आरी दे सकते हो? Can you give me that saw?
(kyaa tum mujhe vah aarii de sakte ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह आरी बहुत पुरानी हो गई है, इससे ठीक से नहीं कटता। This saw has become very old; it doesn't cut properly with it.
(yah aarii bahut puraanii ho gaii hai, isse thiik se nahiin kattaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसने आरी उठाई और तख्ते को दो हिस्सों में काट दिया। He picked up the saw and cut the plank into two pieces.
(usne aarii uthaaii aur takhte ko do hisson men kaat diyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
आरी को ध्यान से पकड़ो, वरना हाथ कट जाएगा। Hold the saw carefully, otherwise your hand will get cut.
(aarii ko dhyaan se pakdo, varnaa haath kat jaaegaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
मोहल्ले की उस दुकान से आरी की आवाज़ सुबह से आ रही है। The sound of the saw has been coming from that shop in the neighborhood since morning.
(mohalle kii us dukaan se aarii kii aavaaz subah se aa rahii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर हमारे पास बिजली की आरी होती, तो यह काम जल्दी हो जाता। If we had an electric saw, this work would have been done quickly.
(agar hamaare paas bijlii kii aarii hotii, to yah kaam jaldii ho jaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
आरी से लकड़ी काटी जा रही थी जब अचानक बत्ती चली गई। The wood was being cut with a saw when suddenly the power went out.
(aarii se lakdii kaatii jaa rahii thii jab achaanak battii chalii gaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
फर्नीचर बाज़ार में हर दुकान से आरी चलने की आवाज़ आती है। In the furniture market, the sound of a saw running comes from every shop.
(pharniichar baazaar men har dukaan se aarii chalne kii aavaaz aatii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पुरानी आरी को तेज करवाने के लिए बढ़ई के पास ले जाओ। Take the old saw to the carpenter to get it sharpened.
(puraanii aarii ko tej karvaane ke lie badhaii ke paas le jaao।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): आरी (aarii)
(sg.f.oblique): आरी (aarii)
(pl.f.direct): आरियाँ (aariyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): आरियों (aariyon)