राष्ट्रीयता (raashtriiytaa)
noun
A single-sense abstract noun meaning 'nationality' -- the legal/civic status of belonging to a nation, and by extension the sense of national identity or feeling.
Sense
1
:
nationality; national identity
noun, feminine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will meet this word constantly on visa forms and in passport-office lines in Delhi -- राष्ट्रीयता: भारतीय (raashtriiytaa: bhaartiiy, 'Nationality: Indian') is a standard printed line. It is built from राष्ट्र (raashtr, 'nation') plus the abstract-noun suffix ता (taa, '-ness/-ity'), the same pattern you see in words like मानवता (maanavtaa, 'humanity').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse राष्ट्रीयता (raashtriiytaa, nationality/citizenship-identity) with राष्ट्रवाद (raashtrvaad, nationalism as a political ideology) -- the two are related but not interchangeable; राष्ट्रीयता is the identity itself, राष्ट्रवाद is the '-ism' built on it. 2) On official forms the word used is usually राष्ट्रीयता (raashtriiytaa) rather than नागरिकता (naagriktaa, citizenship), though in casual speech people sometimes blur the two -- नागरिकता is the more precise legal term for citizenship status.
Sample Sentences:
इस फॉर्म में अपनी राष्ट्रीयता लिखिए।
Please write your nationality on this form.
(is phorm men apnii raashtriiytaa likhie।)
राष्ट्रीयता: भारतीय
Nationality: Indian
(raashtriiytaa: bhaartiiy)
पासपोर्ट ऑफिस की लाइन में उससे उसकी राष्ट्रीयता पूछी गई।
In the passport office line, he was asked his nationality.
(paasport ophis kii laain men usse uskii raashtriiytaa poochhii gaii।)
उसकी राष्ट्रीयता भारतीय है, लेकिन वह पैदा अमेरिका में हुआ था।
His nationality is Indian, but he was born in America.
(uskii raashtriiytaa bhaartiiy hai, lekin vah paidaa amerikaa men huaa thaa।)
वीज़ा एप्लिकेशन में हर बार राष्ट्रीयता का कॉलम भरना पड़ता है।
In visa applications, one always has to fill in the nationality column.
(viizaa eplikeshan men har baar raashtriiytaa kaa kolam bharnaa padtaa hai।)
काश उसकी राष्ट्रीयता बदल सकती, तो उसे इतनी मुश्किल न होती।
If only his nationality could change, he wouldn't have had so much trouble.
(kaash uskii raashtriiytaa badal saktii, to use itnii mushkil n hotii।)
अगर मेरी राष्ट्रीयता अलग होती, तो मुझे यह वीज़ा नहीं चाहिए होता।
If my nationality were different, I wouldn't need this visa.
(agar merii raashtriiytaa alag hotii, to mujhe yah viizaa nahiin chaahie hotaa।)
क्या आप बता सकते हैं कि उनकी राष्ट्रीयता क्या है?
Could you tell me what their nationality is?
(kyaa aap bataa sakte hain ki unkii raashtriiytaa kyaa hai?)
बच्चे की राष्ट्रीयता माँ या पिता के आधार पर तय होगी।
The child's nationality will be decided based on the mother or father.
(bachche kii raashtriiytaa maan yaa pitaa ke aadhaar par tay hogii।)
राष्ट्रीयता के आधार पर किसी के साथ भेदभाव नहीं करना चाहिए।
One should not discriminate against someone on the basis of nationality.
(raashtriiytaa ke aadhaar par kisii ke saath bhedbhaav nahiin karnaa chaahie।)
उसने शादी के बाद अपनी राष्ट्रीयता बदल ली।
She changed her nationality after marriage.
(usne shaadii ke baad apnii raashtriiytaa badal lii।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
राष्ट्रीयता
(raashtriiytaa)
(sg.f.oblique):
राष्ट्रीयता
(raashtriiytaa)
(pl.f.direct):
राष्ट्रीयताएँ
(raashtriiytaaen)
(pl.f.oblique):
राष्ट्रीयताओं
(raashtriiytaaon)