दरी (darii)

noun A thick woven cotton mat/rug, the everyday floor covering used across North Indian homes; single sense, feminine noun.
Sense 1 : a thick cotton floor mat/rug
noun, feminine
Synonyms: चटाई (chataaii, often thinner, e.g. woven from grass or straw)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: दरी (darii) is the mat you see rolled out at weddings, funerals, or community events (pandaals) for people to sit on in rows -- it is deeply tied to the idea of communal floor-seating in North Indian culture, where furniture gives way to a shared दरी (darii) on special occasions.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse दरी (darii) with चटाई (chataaii) -- दरी (darii) usually refers to a thicker, woven cotton mat used for sitting or sleeping on the floor, often laid out for guests or at large gatherings, while चटाई (chataaii) tends to be thinner and simpler.
Sample Sentences:
शादी में मेहमानों के बैठने के लिए आँगन में दरियाँ बिछाई गई थीं। Rugs had been laid out in the courtyard for the guests to sit on at the wedding.
(shaadii men mehmaanon ke baithne ke lie aangan men dariyaan bichhaaii gaii thiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
पंडाल में लोग दरी पर कतारों में बैठे थे। People were sitting in rows on the rug in the pandaal.
(pandaal men log darii par kataaron men baithe the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
जरा दरी को अच्छे से झाड़ दो, धूल जमी है। Just shake out the rug properly, there's dust on it.
(jaraa darii ko achchhe se jhaad do, dhool jamii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
गर्मियों में हम अक्सर छत पर दरी बिछाकर सो जाते हैं। In summer we often spread a rug on the roof and sleep there.
(garmiyon men ham aksar chhat par darii bichhaakar so jaate hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर घर में इतनी जगह होती, तो हम मेहमानों के लिए दरी नहीं बिछाते। If there had been so much space at home, we wouldn't have had to spread a rug for the guests.
(agar ghar men itnii jagah hotii, to ham mehmaanon ke lie darii nahiin bichhaate।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अंतिम संस्कार के लिए घर के बाहर सफेद दरी बिछाई गई है। A white rug has been laid outside the house for the funeral rites.
(antim sanskaar ke lie ghar ke baahar saphed darii bichhaaii gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
क्या तुम दरी को धूप में सुखा दोगे? Will you dry the rug out in the sun?
(kyaa tum darii ko dhoop men sukhaa doge?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
कार्यक्रम खत्म होते ही लोगों ने दरियाँ समेटनी शुरू कर दीं। As soon as the event ended, people started folding up the rugs.
(kaaryakram khatm hote hii logon ne dariyaan sametnii shuroo kar diin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इतने मेहमान आ रहे हैं, शायद एक दरी और मँगवानी पड़े। So many guests are coming, we might need to order one more rug.
(itne mehmaan aa rahe hain, shaayad ek darii aur mangvaanii pade।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): दरी (darii)
(sg.f.oblique): दरी (darii)
(pl.f.direct): दरियाँ (dariyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): दरियों (dariyon)