तसल्ली (tasallii)
noun
A warm, everyday word centered on emotional reassurance and peace of mind; mainly one core sense used in a few very common fixed phrases.
Sense
1
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reassurance, peace of mind, satisfaction
noun, feminine Frequently appears with दिलाना (dilaanaa, 'to give reassurance to someone') and होना (honaa), as in तसल्ली होना (tasallii honaa, 'to feel reassured') and तसल्ली देना (tasallii denaa, 'to reassure someone').
Synonyms: संतोष (santosh), इत्मीनान (itmiinaan, variant register, often more common in Urdu-influenced speech), सुकून (sukoon, leans toward inner peace)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is a classic word for the comfort a mother, doctor, or friend gives you when you're worried -- तसल्ली रखो (tasallii rakho, 'stay assured/calm') is something you'll hear constantly in Delhi households when someone is anxious about exam results, a sick relative, or a delayed train. It has a distinctly Urdu-Persian warmth to it, sitting comfortably in both casual and slightly formal speech.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for संतुष्टि (santushti) or संतोष (santosh) when तसल्ली (tasallii) is the more natural, warmer choice in spoken reassurance -- it carries a comforting, personal tone that the more formal Sanskritic words lack. 2) तसल्ली (tasallii) pairs with होना (honaa) or मिलना (milnaa) for 'feeling reassured' (मुझे तसल्ली हुई, mujhe tasallii huii, 'I felt reassured') -- learners sometimes wrongly use करना (karnaa) here instead of देना (denaa) when the meaning is 'to reassure someone.'
Sample Sentences:
तसल्ली रखो, सब ठीक हो जाएगा।
Stay assured, everything will be fine.
(tasallii rakho, sab thiik ho jaaegaa।)
माँ ने मुझे तसल्ली दी कि पापा जल्दी ठीक हो जाएँगे।
Mom reassured me that dad would get well soon.
(maan ne mujhe tasallii dii ki paapaa jaldii thiik ho jaaenge।)
जब तक डॉक्टर की रिपोर्ट नहीं आती, मुझे तसल्ली नहीं होगी।
Until the doctor's report comes, I won't have peace of mind.
(jab tak doktar kii riport nahiin aatii, mujhe tasallii nahiin hogii।)
अगर तुम फ़ोन कर देते तो मुझे थोड़ी तसल्ली रहती।
If you had called, I would have had some peace of mind.
(agar tum fon kar dete to mujhe thodii tasallii rahtii।)
इतने सालों की मेहनत के बाद आख़िरकार उसे तसल्ली मिली।
After so many years of hard work, he finally got satisfaction.
(itne saalon kii mehnat ke baad aakhirkaar use tasallii milii।)
ट्रेन लेट होने पर भी वह इसलिए तसल्ली से बैठी रही क्योंकि उसे पता था कि समय पर पहुँच जाएगी।
Even though the train was late, she sat calmly because she knew she would arrive on time.
(tren let hone par bhii vah islie tasallii se baithii rahii kyonki use pataa thaa ki samay par pahunch jaaegii।)
क्या तुम्हें अब तसल्ली हो गई है या फिर से चेक करना है?
Are you satisfied now, or do you want to check again?
(kyaa tumhen ab tasallii ho gaii hai yaa phir se chek karnaa hai?)
मरीज़ के परिजनों को डॉक्टर ने पूरी तसल्ली दी।
The doctor gave the patient's family full reassurance.
(mariiz ke parijnon ko doktar ne poorii tasallii dii।)
काश मुझे भी उतनी तसल्ली होती जितनी उसे है।
I wish I had as much peace of mind as she does.
(kaash mujhe bhii utnii tasallii hotii jitnii use hai।)
इस काम को दोबारा जाँच लो ताकि हमें पूरी तसल्ली रहे।
Check this work again so that we have complete peace of mind.
(is kaam ko dobaaraa jaanch lo taaki hamen poorii tasallii rahe।)
बच्चों के सुरक्षित घर पहुँचने की ख़बर सुनकर उसे तसल्ली हुई।
Hearing the news that the children had reached home safely gave her reassurance.
(bachchon ke surakshit ghar pahunchne kii khabar sunkar use tasallii huii।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
तसल्ली
(tasallii)
(sg.f.oblique):
तसल्ली
(tasallii)
(pl.f.direct):
तसल्लियाँ
(tasalliyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
तसल्लियों
(tasalliyon)