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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit द्विप्रहर (dviprahara), from द्वि (dvi) + प्रहर (prahara). By surface analysis, دو (do, “double”) + پَہر (pahr, “quarter of the day”).
Pronunciation
Noun
دوپَہر • (dopahr) m or f (Gurmukhi spelling ਦੋਪਹਰ or ਦੁਪਹਿਰ)
- afternoon, noon, midday
- Synonym: پیشِیں (peśīṉ)
References
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “دوپہر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
Urdu
Etymology
From دو (do, “two”) + پَہَر (pahar, “measure of time equalling three hours”).
Pronunciation
Noun
دوپَہَر • (dopahar) m or f (Hindi spelling दोपहर)
- afternoon, noon, midday
Declension
Declension of دوپہر
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singular
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plural
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direct
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دوپَہَر (dopahar)
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دوپَہَر (dopahar)
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oblique
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دوپَہَر (dopahar)
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دوپَہَروں (dopaharõ)
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vocative
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دوپَہَر (dopahar)
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دوپَہَرو (dopaharo)
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References
- “دوپہر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “دوپہر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.