धमकी (dhamkii)
noun
A single-sense noun meaning 'threat' -- used with verbs like देना (denaa, to give) and मिलना (milnaa, to receive) to talk about threatening someone or being threatened.
Sense
1
:
threat, intimidation
noun, feminine Almost always appears with देना (denaa, to give) for 'to threaten (someone)' -- धमकी देना (dhamkii denaa) -- or with मिलना (milnaa) / मिलना (milnaa) for 'to receive a threat.' The person threatened is marked with को (ko): उसे धमकी दी (use dhamkii dii, 'threatened him/her').
Synonyms: चेतावनी (chetaavnii, warning, broader than धमकी), डर (dar, fear, not a direct synonym but used loosely)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this constantly in news reports and political drama -- जान से मारने की धमकी (jaan se maarne kii dhamkii, 'a death threat') is a very common phrase in Hindi media. It is closely related to the verb धमकाना (dhamkaanaa, to threaten/intimidate someone), which a learner will often meet around the same time.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say धमकाया (dhamkaayaa, scared/threatened -- from धमकाना) when they mean the noun धमकी (dhamkii); keep the verb धमकाना (dhamkaanaa) and the noun धमकी (dhamkii) distinct in your head, they are related but not interchangeable. 2) The verb paired with धमकी is देना (denaa, to give), not करना (karnaa) -- 'धमकी करना' (dhamkii karnaa) is not natural, say धमकी देना (dhamkii denaa).
Sample Sentences:
पुलिस को जान से मारने की धमकी मिली है।
The police have received a death threat.
(pulis ko jaan se maarne kii dhamkii milii hai।)
उसने मुझे धमकी दी कि वह सब कुछ बता देगा।
He threatened me that he would tell everyone everything.
(usne mujhe dhamkii dii ki vah sab kuchh bataa degaa।)
मुझे धमकियाँ मत दो, मैं डरने वाला नहीं हूँ।
Don't threaten me, I'm not going to be scared.
(mujhe dhamkiyaan mat do, main darne vaalaa nahiin hoon।)
अगर वह सच में धमकी देता तो मैं पुलिस के पास जाता।
If he had really threatened me, I would have gone to the police.
(agar vah sach men dhamkii detaa to main pulis ke paas jaataa।)
नेता को लगातार धमकियाँ मिल रही हैं।
The leader has been continuously receiving threats.
(netaa ko lagaataar dhamkiyaan mil rahii hain।)
अखबार में लिखा था कि व्यापारी को फिरौती की धमकी दी गई थी।
It was written in the newspaper that the businessman had been given a ransom threat.
(akhbaar men likhaa thaa ki vyaapaarii ko phirautii kii dhamkii dii gaii thii।)
क्या तुम्हें पहले भी कभी ऐसी धमकी मिली थी?
Had you ever received such a threat before?
(kyaa tumhen pahle bhii kabhii aisii dhamkii milii thii?)
शायद यह सिर्फ खोखली धमकी हो, असली कार्रवाई नहीं।
Maybe this is just an empty threat, not real action.
(shaayad yah sirph khokhlii dhamkii ho, aslii kaarrvaaii nahiin।)
स्कूल को बम की धमकी के बाद खाली करा दिया गया।
The school was evacuated after a bomb threat.
(skool ko bam kii dhamkii ke baad khaalii karaa diyaa gayaa।)
वह हर बार नौकरी छोड़ने की धमकी देता है, पर छोड़ता कभी नहीं।
He threatens to quit his job every time, but he never actually quits.
(vah har baar naukrii chhodne kii dhamkii detaa hai, par chhodtaa kabhii nahiin।)
गवाह ने बताया कि आरोपी ने उसे जान से मारने की धमकी दी थी।
The witness stated that the accused had given him a death threat.
(gavaah ne bataayaa ki aaropii ne use jaan se maarne kii dhamkii dii thii।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
धमकी
(dhamkii)
(sg.f.oblique):
धमकी
(dhamkii)
(pl.f.direct):
धमकियाँ
(dhamkiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
धमकियों
(dhamkiyon)