imārat f building [आकाश- चुंबी, गगन-चुंबी sky-scraping, बहुमंज़िला multistoreyed; सरकारी government, सार्वजनिक public]; ~ बन रही है the ~ is under construction. [syn. भवन]

ūp·rī a 1. upper [जबड़ा jaw, मंज़िल storey]. 2. higher [चोटी peak]. 3. superficial, cursory [दृष्टि sight, बात matter]. 4. surplus, extra [आय income, व्यय expenditure]. 5. unfamiliar, strange [आदमी people].

chāū- [short prefixal form of चार] four-, as in चौकन्ना lit. four eared; चौकोर lit. having four sides; चौखट lit having four woods; चौगुना four times; चौमंज़िला four-storeyed; चौरस्ता lit. having four paths.

timanzilā a three-storeyed; ~ मकान -- house; तिमंज़िली इमारत -- building.

dumanzilā a double-storeyed = दोमंज़िला q. v.

dotallā a [unilflected] double-storeyed; ~ मकान building/house. [syn. दोमंज़िला]

domanzilā a double-storeyed; ~ मकान -- house; दो- मंज़िली बस -- bus; -- जहाज़ a ship with two decks, double decker.

nich·lā a lower [दर्जा class, सदन house, भाग part]; निचली कोटी (भूमि, मंज़िल) -- category (ground, storey); निचले ढरे के लोग people of -- rank. [from नीचा].

manzil fc 1. storey, floor [निचली ground, दूसरी first, तीसरी second]; उनका प्लैट दो मंज़िलें नीचे है their flat is two floors down. 2. stage, destination: ~ काटना to reach the journey's end/--; ~ खोटी होना to be getting late for one's destination; ~ तक/पर पहुँचाना to take to a destination; △ to bring to a successful end; ~ दर ~ stage by stage; ~ मारना to reach one's destination; △ to finish a difficult task.