अभिनेत्री (abhinetrii)
noun
A single, straightforward sense: a female actress/performer. Related to अभिनेता (abhinetaa), the male counterpart.
Sense
1
:
female actor, actress
noun, feminine
Synonyms: नायिका (naayikaa, often the lead/heroine specifically)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll see this word constantly in Bollywood gossip magazines and entertainment news -- headlines love pairing अभिनेता (abhinetaa) and अभिनेत्री (abhinetrii) when announcing a new film's cast. It's a fully Sanskritic, neutral, everyday word -- no informality or stigma attached, unlike some English loanwords that get used more casually in spoken Hindi.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use अभिनेता (abhinetaa) for women out of habit -- अभिनेत्री (abhinetrii) is the expected form when referring to a woman, especially in writing and news media. 2) Don't confuse with नायिका (naayikaa), which specifically means the heroine/lead female character of a film or story, not just any actress -- a supporting-role performer is अभिनेत्री (abhinetrii) but not necessarily नायिका (naayikaa).
Sample Sentences:
वह एक मशहूर अभिनेत्री है।
She is a famous actress.
(vah ek mashahoor abhinetrii hai।)
इस फ़िल्म की अभिनेत्री कौन है?
Who is the actress of this film?
(is film kii abhinetrii kaun hai?)
निर्देशक ने नई फ़िल्म के लिए एक युवा अभिनेत्री को चुना।
The director chose a young actress for the new film.
(nirdeshak ne naii film ke lie ek yuvaa abhinetrii ko chunaa।)
वह अभिनेत्री बनना चाहती है।
She wants to become an actress.
(vah abhinetrii bannaa chaahtii hai।)
पत्रिका में लिखा था कि अभिनेता और अभिनेत्री जल्द ही शादी करने वाले हैं।
It was written in the magazine that the actor and actress are soon going to get married.
(patrikaa men likhaa thaa ki abhinetaa aur abhinetrii jald hii shaadii karne vaale hain।)
इस बार का पुरस्कार सबसे अच्छी अभिनेत्री को दिया गया।
This time's award was given to the best actress.
(is baar kaa puraskaar sabse achchhii abhinetrii ko diyaa gayaa।)
काश मैं भी एक मशहूर अभिनेत्री होती।
I wish I were a famous actress too.
(kaash main bhii ek mashahoor abhinetrii hotii।)
अगर वह मेहनत करती तो एक सफल अभिनेत्री बन जाती।
If she had worked hard, she would have become a successful actress.
(agar vah mehnat kartii to ek saphal abhinetrii ban jaatii।)
सम्मान समारोह में मुख्य अभिनेत्री को सम्मानित किया जाएगा।
The lead actress will be honored at the ceremony.
(sammaan samaaroh men mukhy abhinetrii ko sammaanit kiyaa jaaegaa।)
क्या तुम्हें पता है कि इस सीरियल की अभिनेत्री कौन है?
Do you know who the actress of this serial is?
(kyaa tumhen pataa hai ki is siiriyal kii abhinetrii kaun hai?)
उस समय की अभिनेत्रियाँ बहुत सादगी से रहती थीं।
The actresses of that era used to live very simply.
(us samay kii abhinetriyaan bahut saadgii se rahtii thiin।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
अभिनेत्री
(abhinetrii)
(sg.f.oblique):
अभिनेत्री
(abhinetrii)
(pl.f.direct):
अभिनेत्रियाँ
(abhinetriyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
अभिनेत्रियों
(abhinetriyon)