हवाई जहाज़ (havaaii jahaaz)

noun A compound noun meaning 'airplane' -- literally 'aerial ship/vessel.' Single, straightforward sense; often shortened in casual speech to just जहाज़ (jahaaz).
Sense 1 : airplane
noun, masculine
Synonyms: जहाज़ (jahaaz, commonly shortened form), विमान (vimaan, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: हवाई (havaaii) comes from हवा (havaa, 'air/wind') and जहाज़ (jahaaz) originally means 'ship' or 'vessel' -- so हवाई जहाज़ (havaaii jahaaz) literally paints the plane as a 'ship of the air,' a lovely image that mirrors how English once called early aircraft 'airships.' In casual Delhi conversation you will hear people just say जहाज़ (jahaaz) when talking about flights, saving the full compound for more careful or written speech.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes drop हवाई (havaaii) and say just जहाज़ (jahaaz) thinking it is incomplete -- in everyday speech this shortened form is completely normal and native speakers use it constantly, especially when context is clear. 2) हवाई (havaaii) alone is an adjective meaning 'aerial' or 'of the air' (as in हवाई अड्डा (havaaii addaa, 'airport')) -- it cannot stand alone to mean 'airplane.'
Sample Sentences:
हवाई जहाज़ आसमान में उड़ रहा है। The airplane is flying in the sky.
(havaaii jahaaz aasmaan men ud rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मैंने पहली बार हवाई जहाज़ में सफ़र किया। I traveled by airplane for the first time.
(mainne pahlii baar havaaii jahaaz men safar kiyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
हवाई जहाज़ हर घंटे इस हवाई अड्डे से उड़ान भरते हैं। Airplanes take off from this airport every hour.
(havaaii jahaaz har ghante is havaaii adde se udaan bharte hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर मौसम ख़राब न होता तो हवाई जहाज़ समय पर उड़ता। If the weather hadn't been bad, the airplane would have flown on time.
(agar mausam kharaab n hotaa to havaaii jahaaz samay par udtaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया अपनी सीट बेल्ट बाँध लें, हवाई जहाज़ उड़ान भरने वाला है। Please fasten your seat belt, the airplane is about to take off.
(kripyaa apnii siit belt baandh len, havaaii jahaaz udaan bharne vaalaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हवाई जहाज़ द्वारा सामान की जाँच सुरक्षा अधिकारियों ने की। The luggage on the airplane was inspected by security officials.
(havaaii jahaaz dvaaraa saamaan kii jaanch surakshaa adhikaariyon ne kii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
उम्मीद है कि हवाई जहाज़ जल्दी ही ठीक हो जाएगा। Hopefully the airplane will be fixed soon.
(ummiid hai ki havaaii jahaaz jaldii hii thiik ho jaaegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
बचपन में मुझे हवाई जहाज़ देखकर बहुत उत्सुकता होती थी। As a child, seeing an airplane always filled me with excitement.
(bachpan men mujhe havaaii jahaaz dekhkar bahut utsuktaa hotii thii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर वह हवाई जहाज़ का टिकट पहले बुक करता तो सस्ता मिलता। If he had booked the airplane ticket earlier, he would have gotten it cheaper.
(agar vah havaaii jahaaz kaa tikat pahle buk kartaa to sastaa miltaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
आसमान में उड़ता हुआ हवाई जहाज़ सूरज की रोशनी में चमक रहा था। The airplane flying across the sky was glinting in the sunlight.
(aasmaan men udtaa huaa havaaii jahaaz sooraj kii roshnii men chamak rahaa thaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
हवाई जहाज़ की खिड़की से बादल बहुत सुंदर दिखते हैं। The clouds look very beautiful from the airplane window.
(havaaii jahaaz kii khidkii se baadal bahut sundar dikhte hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): हवाई जहाज़ (havaaii jahaaz)
(sg.m.oblique): हवाई जहाज़ (havaaii jahaaz)
(pl.m.direct): हवाई जहाज़ (havaaii jahaaz)
(pl.m.oblique): हवाई जहाज़ों (havaaii jahaazon)