क़ीमत (qiimat)
noun
Primarily 'price/cost' in everyday market talk, extending naturally to a figurative 'worth/value' sense -- what something (or someone) is worth beyond money.
Sense
1
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price, cost
noun, feminine
Synonyms: दाम (daam), मूल्य (mooly, formal), भाव (bhaav, market rate)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word you'll hear constantly at a Delhi bazaar or with a rickshaw-wallah -- 'इसकी क़ीमत बताओ' (iskii qiimat bataao, 'tell me its price') is practically a ritual opener to bargaining. Also spelled कीमत (kiimat) without the nuqta, which is extremely common and not considered wrong.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for दाम (daam) or मूल्य (mooly) by default; क़ीमत (qiimat) is the everyday word you'll actually hear while shopping -- 'क़ीमत क्या है?' (qiimat kyaa hai?, 'What's the price?'). 2) The nuqta under the क़ is often dropped in casual writing (क़ीमत becomes कीमत), and both are read the same way by most speakers -- don't worry about it in speech.
Sample Sentences:
इस कुर्ते की क़ीमत क्या है?
What is the price of this kurta?
(is kurte kii qiimat kyaa hai?)
भइया, इसकी क़ीमत बताओ।
Brother, tell me its price.
(bhaiyaa, iskii qiimat bataao।)
पिछले साल पेट्रोल की क़ीमत बहुत बढ़ गई थी।
Last year the price of petrol had increased a lot.
(pichhle saal petrol kii qiimat bahut badh gaii thii।)
दुकानदार हर हफ्ते सामान की क़ीमत बदलता रहता है।
The shopkeeper keeps changing the price of goods every week.
(dukaandaar har haphte saamaan kii qiimat badaltaa rahtaa hai।)
अगर क़ीमत ज़्यादा होती, तो मैं यह साड़ी नहीं खरीदता।
If the price had been higher, I would not have bought this saree.
(agar qiimat zyaadaa hotii, to main yah saadii nahiin khariidtaa।)
बाज़ार में इन दिनों सब्ज़ियों की क़ीमत गिर रही है।
The price of vegetables is falling these days in the market.
(baazaar men in dinon sabziyon kii qiimat gir rahii hai।)
क्या आप मुझे इस मोबाइल की सही कीमत बता सकते हैं?
Can you tell me the correct price of this mobile phone?
(kyaa aap mujhe is mobaail kii sahii kiimat bataa sakte hain?)
सरकार ने घोषणा की कि अगले महीने से दवाइयों की क़ीमत बढ़ाई जाएगी।
The government announced that from next month the price of medicines will be increased.
(sarkaar ne ghoshnaa kii ki agle mahiine se davaaiyon kii qiimat badhaaii jaaegii।)
काश इस फ्लैट की क़ीमत थोड़ी कम होती।
I wish the price of this flat were a little lower.
(kaash is phlait kii qiimat thodii kam hotii।)
इतनी ऊँची क़ीमत सुनकर वह चौंक गया।
Hearing such a high price, he was startled.
(itnii oonchii qiimat sunkar vah chaunk gayaa।)
जब तक क़ीमत तय नहीं हो जाती, सौदा पक्का नहीं माना जाएगा।
Until the price is fixed, the deal will not be considered final.
(jab tak qiimat tay nahiin ho jaatii, saudaa pakkaa nahiin maanaa jaaegaa।)
Sense
2
:
worth, value (figurative)
noun, feminine Common in the pattern X की क़ीमत (X kii qiimat, 'the worth/value of X') applied to time, relationships, effort, or life -- not just goods.
Synonyms: अहमियत (ahmiyat, importance), मूल्य (mooly, formal/abstract value)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this in emotional or moralizing speech: 'वक़्त की क़ीमत समझो' (vaqt kii qiimat samjho, 'understand the value of time') is the kind of line elders say to kids, and 'हर चीज़ की एक क़ीमत होती है' (har chiiz kii ek qiimat hotii hai, 'everything has its price') carries a philosophical, almost proverbial weight.
Common Mistakes: 1) क़ीमत चुकाना (qiimat chukaanaa, 'to pay the price') is a set idiom for suffering consequences, not literally paying money -- learners sometimes miss the figurative reading. 2) Don't confuse with इज़्ज़त (izzat, 'honor/respect'), which is a related but distinct notion of social worth.
Sample Sentences:
वक़्त की क़ीमत समझो, फिर पछताओगे नहीं।
Understand the value of time, and you won't regret it later.
(vaqt kii qiimat samjho, phir pachhtaaoge nahiin।)
हर चीज़ की एक क़ीमत होती है, कुछ भी मुफ़्त नहीं मिलता।
Everything has its worth, nothing comes for free.
(har chiiz kii ek qiimat hotii hai, kuchh bhii muft nahiin miltaa।)
उसे रिश्तों की क़ीमत का एहसास तब हुआ जब सब उसे छोड़ गए।
He realized the worth of relationships only when everyone left him.
(use rishton kii qiimat kaa ehsaas tab huaa jab sab use chhod gae।)
अगर मुझे इस दोस्ती की क़ीमत पहले पता होती, तो मैं इतनी लापरवाही न बरतता।
If I had known the worth of this friendship earlier, I wouldn't have been so careless.
(agar mujhe is dostii kii qiimat pahle pataa hotii, to main itnii laaparvaahii n barattaa।)
माँ-बाप के प्यार की क़ीमत शब्दों में नहीं आँकी जा सकती।
The worth of a parent's love cannot be measured in words.
(maan-baap ke pyaar kii qiimat shabdon men nahiin aankii jaa saktii।)
काश तुम अपनी सेहत की क़ीमत समझते, इतनी लापरवाही न करते।
I wish you understood the value of your health, you wouldn't have been so careless.
(kaash tum apnii sehat kii qiimat samajhte, itnii laaparvaahii n karte।)
क्या तुम्हें अंदाज़ा भी है कि इस मौक़े की क़ीमत क्या है?
Do you even have an idea what this opportunity is worth?
(kyaa tumhen andaazaa bhii hai ki is mauqe kii qiimat kyaa hai?)
जब इंसान को असली क़ीमत पता चलती है, तब तक अक्सर बहुत देर हो चुकी होती है।
By the time a person learns the true worth of something, it's often already too late.
(jab insaan ko aslii qiimat pataa chaltii hai, tab tak aksar bahut der ho chukii hotii hai।)
गुरुजी हमेशा कहते थे कि शिक्षा की क़ीमत धन से नहीं आँकी जाती।
Our teacher always used to say that the worth of education cannot be measured in money.
(gurujii hameshaa kahte the ki shikshaa kii qiimat dhan se nahiin aankii jaatii।)
इस तस्वीर की असली क़ीमत उसकी यादों में है, कैनवास में नहीं।
This picture's real worth lies in its memories, not in the canvas.
(is tasviir kii aslii qiimat uskii yaadon men hai, kainvaas men nahiin।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
क़ीमत
(qiimat)
(sg.f.oblique):
क़ीमत
(qiimat)
(pl.f.direct):
क़ीमतें
(qiimten)
(pl.f.oblique):
क़ीमतों
(qiimton)