पसली (paslii)

noun A concrete anatomical noun meaning 'rib' -- the bone in the chest wall. It has a single, straightforward everyday sense.
Sense 1 : rib (bone of the ribcage)
noun, feminine
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will most often hear पसली (paslii) come up when someone describes a fall or an injury -- पसली टूट गई (paslii toot gaii, 'the rib got broken') is a very common way to report a rib fracture, using the intransitive टूटना (tootnaa) since the rib itself is the one undergoing the breaking, not an agent doing the breaking.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse पसली (paslii) with छाती (chhaatii, 'chest') -- पसली (paslii) refers specifically to an individual rib bone, not the chest as a whole. 2) In counting or describing pain, Hindi speakers often say पसली में दर्द (paslii men dard, 'pain in the rib') using में (men) rather than any other postposition, so pair it with में (men) when talking about rib pain or injury.
Sample Sentences:
गिरने से उसकी एक पसली टूट गई। He broke one of his ribs from the fall.
(girne se uskii ek paslii toot gaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने एक्स-रे में देखा कि पसली में हल्की सी दरार है। The doctor saw in the x-ray that there was a slight crack in the rib.
(doktar ne eks-re men dekhaa ki paslii men halkii sii daraar hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
साँस लेते वक्त उसकी पसलियों में दर्द होता है। His ribs hurt while he breathes.
(saans lete vakt uskii pasliyon men dard hotaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम इतनी तेज़ भागते तो तुम्हारी पसली भी टूट सकती थी। If you had run that fast, your rib could have broken too.
(agar tum itnii tez bhaagte to tumhaarii paslii bhii toot saktii thii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
पसली पर हाथ मत रखो, अभी भी सूजन है। Don't put your hand on the rib, there's still swelling.
(paslii par haath mat rakho, abhii bhii soojan hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
उम्मीद है कि पसली जल्दी ठीक हो जाए। I hope the rib heals quickly.
(ummiid hai ki paslii jaldii thiik ho jaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
पसली का एक्स-रे कल करवाया जाएगा। The rib's x-ray will be done tomorrow.
(paslii kaa eks-re kal karvaayaa jaaegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
मानव शरीर में कुल चौबीस पसलियाँ होती हैं। There are a total of twenty-four ribs in the human body.
(maanav shariir men kul chaubiis pasliyaan hotii hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सीढ़ियों से गिरते वक्त उसकी पसली में गहरी चोट लग गई। He suffered a deep injury to his rib while falling down the stairs.
(siidhiyon se girte vakt uskii paslii men gahrii chot lag gaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
पसली टूटने के बाद वह ठीक से सो भी नहीं पा रहा है। After his rib broke, he isn't even able to sleep properly.
(paslii tootne ke baad vah thiik se so bhii nahiin paa rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): पसली (paslii)
(sg.f.oblique): पसली (paslii)
(pl.f.direct): पसलियाँ (pasliyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): पसलियों (pasliyon)