बीमारी (biimaarii)

noun A single-sense feminine noun meaning 'illness/disease' -- both the general concept and a specific ailment. Related to the adjective बीमार (biimaar, 'sick').
Sense 1 : illness, disease
noun, feminine
Synonyms: रोग (rog), बीमारी (biimaarii), मर्ज़ (marz, colloquial)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this word constantly in everyday check-ins -- घर में बीमारी फैल गई (ghar men biimaarii phail gaii, 'illness spread through the house') is a common way to explain why a family event got postponed. Note the pairing with लगना (lagnaa) too: उसे बीमारी लग गई (use biimaarii lag gaii, 'she caught an illness') treats sickness as something that attaches itself to you, a very Hindi way of framing involuntary states.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say मैं बीमारी हूँ (main biimaarii hoon) trying to say 'I am sick,' but the noun बीमारी (biimaarii) cannot substitute for the adjective बीमार (biimaar) -- you need मैं बीमार हूँ (main biimaar hoon, 'I am sick'). 2) To say someone 'has' an illness, use को (ko) with होना (honaa): उसे बीमारी है (use biimaarii hai, 'she has an illness'), not a possessive construction with है (hai) alone.
Sample Sentences:
उसे बीमारी लग गई है। She has caught an illness.
(use biimaarii lag gaii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पिछले हफ्ते घर में बीमारी फैल गई थी। Last week, illness spread through the house.
(pichhle haphte ghar men biimaarii phail gaii thii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मेरे दादाजी एक गंभीर बीमारी से जूझ रहे हैं। My grandfather is struggling with a serious illness.
(mere daadaajii ek gambhiir biimaarii se joojh rahe hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम समय पर दवा लेते तो यह बीमारी इतनी नहीं बढ़ती। If you had taken the medicine on time, this illness wouldn't have gotten so bad.
(agar tum samay par davaa lete to yah biimaarii itnii nahiin badhtii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
बीमारी के कारण शादी की तारीख आगे बढ़ानी पड़ी। Because of the illness, the wedding date had to be pushed back.
(biimaarii ke kaaran shaadii kii taariikh aage badhaanii padii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर साहब, कृपया बताइए कि यह किस बीमारी के लक्षण हैं। Doctor, please tell me what illness these are symptoms of.
(doktar saahab, kripyaa bataaie ki yah kis biimaarii ke lakshan hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यह बीमारी हर साल बरसात के मौसम में फैलती है। This illness spreads every year during the monsoon season.
(yah biimaarii har saal barsaat ke mausam men phailtii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या यह बीमारी इलाज से पूरी तरह ठीक हो सकती है? Can this illness be completely cured with treatment?
(kyaa yah biimaarii ilaaj se poorii tarah thiik ho saktii hai?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
काश उसकी बीमारी का पता पहले चल जाता। If only her illness had been diagnosed earlier.
(kaash uskii biimaarii kaa pataa pahle chal jaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
इस बीमारी की वजह से पूरे गाँव में लोगों को घरों में रहना पड़ा। Because of this illness, people across the whole village had to stay in their homes.
(is biimaarii kii vajah se poore gaanv men logon ko gharon men rahnaa padaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
उस बीमारी का अभी तक कोई इलाज नहीं खोजा जा सका है। No cure for that illness has been found yet.
(us biimaarii kaa abhii tak koii ilaaj nahiin khojaa jaa sakaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): बीमारी (biimaarii)
(sg.f.oblique): बीमारी (biimaarii)
(pl.f.direct): बीमारियाँ (biimaariyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): बीमारियों (biimaariyon)