गरमियाँ (garmiyaan)

noun The everyday plural noun for 'summer,' the hot season; also spelled गर्मियाँ (garmiyaan) with the nuqta-style stress mark on the र -- both forms are common in Delhi-NCR speech and writing.
Sense 1 : the summer season
noun, feminine Used almost exclusively in the plural form गरमियाँ (garmiyaan) even though it refers to one season; the singular गरमी (garmii) is used for 'heat' as a sensation rather than the season itself.
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Delhi's गरमियाँ (garmiyaan) are notoriously brutal, stretching from April to June with schools closing for गरमी की छुट्टियाँ (garmii kii chhuttiyaan, 'summer vacation') -- a phrase every North Indian kid grows up hearing. The plural form itself hints at how the season is felt: not a single block of heat but a long, repeating stretch of hot days.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use the singular गरमी (garmii) when they mean the season, e.g. साying गरमी में स्कूल बंद है (garmii men skool band hai, 'school is closed in summer') -- both are heard, but गरमियों में (garmiyon men) is the more natural, idiomatic phrase for 'in the summer.' 2) Because it is grammatically plural, verbs and postpositions agree with it as plural/oblique -- गरमियों में (garmiyon men) not गरमी में (garmii men) when specifically evoking the whole season's stretch of months.
Sample Sentences:
दिल्ली में गरमियाँ बहुत सख्त होती हैं। Summers in Delhi are very harsh.
(dillii men garmiyaan bahut sakht hotii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इस साल गरमियाँ अप्रैल में ही शुरू हो गईं। This year summer started as early as April.
(is saal garmiyaan aprail men hii shuroo ho gaiin।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बच्चों को गरमी की छुट्टियों का बेसब्री से इंतज़ार है। The kids are impatiently waiting for summer vacation.
(bachchon ko garmii kii chhuttiyon kaa besabrii se intzaar hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर गरमियाँ इतनी लंबी न होती तो अच्छा था। It would have been nice if summer wasn't so long.
(agar garmiyaan itnii lambii n hotii to achchhaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
गरमियों में लोग पहाड़ों पर घूमने जाते हैं। People go to the mountains during the summer.
(garmiyon men log pahaadon par ghoomne jaate hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पिछली गरमियों में हम शिमला गए थे। Last summer we went to Shimla.
(pichhlii garmiyon men ham shimlaa gae the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस बार गरमियों में मत बाहर निकलो, बहुत तेज़ धूप है। Don't go out in this summer's heat, the sun is very strong.
(is baar garmiyon men mat baahar niklo, bahut tez dhoop hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
गरमियों में स्कूल की छुट्टियाँ लगभग दो महीने की होती हैं। Summer school vacations last almost two months.
(garmiyon men skool kii chhuttiyaan lagbhag do mahiine kii hotii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद इस साल गरमियाँ पहले जैसी भीषण न हों। Maybe this year's summer won't be as fierce as before.
(shaayad is saal garmiyaan pahle jaisii bhiishan n hon।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
गरमियों में बिजली की खपत काफी बढ़ जाती है। Electricity consumption increases quite a lot in the summer.
(garmiyon men bijlii kii khapat kaaphii badh jaatii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
आने वाली गरमियों में तापमान रिकॉर्ड तोड़ सकता है। The upcoming summer's temperatures could break records.
(aane vaalii garmiyon men taapmaan rikord tod saktaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): गरमियाँ (garmiyaan)
(sg.f.oblique): गरमियाँ (garmiyaan)
(pl.f.direct): गरमियाँें ([[गरमियाँें]])
(pl.f.oblique): गरमियाँों ([[गरमियाँों]])