दिन

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See also: दिनु

Awadhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिन (diná).

Noun

दिन (din)

  1. day

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दिन (diná), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dyew-.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ɪn/,
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Noun

दिन (dinm (Urdu spelling دن)

  1. day (period from one midnight to the next)
    Synonyms: रोज़ (roz), यौम (yaum), दिवस (divas)
    अक्तूबर में ३१ दिन होते हैं।
    aktūbar mẽ 31 din hote ha͠i.
    There are 31 days in October.
    आज क्या दिन है?āj kyā din hai?What day is it today?
  2. day (any period of twenty-four hours)
    Synonyms: रोज़ (roz), दिवस (divas), यौम (yaum)
    ढाई दिनḍhāī dintwo-and-a-half days
  3. day, daytime (period between sunrise and sunset)
    Antonym: रात (rāt)
  4. (figuratively) time

Declension

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दिन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

See also

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिन (dina)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /d̪in/,

Noun

दिन (dinm

  1. (less common, often poetic) day
    Synonym: दिवस (divas)

See also

Middle Gujarati

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिन (dina).

Noun

दिन (transliteration neededm

  1. day
    • 1782, मतिसार, शालिभद्रचरित :
      शालभद्र एकेक स्त्री दिनप्रतै तेजै छै
      Śālabhādra gives up one wife per day

Nepali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit दिन (dina, day).

Pronunciation

Noun

दिन (din)

  1. day
  2. date
  3. time, opportunity

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

दिन (dina)

  1. Inflected form of दिनु .

References

  • दिन”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “दिन”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

दिन n

  1. Devanagari script form of dina (day)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dinám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dinám, from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (to shine). Cognate to the root *déy-no-, whence Lithuanian diena, Proto-Slavic *dьnь (whence Russian день (denʹ), Bulgarian ден (den), Macedonian ден (den), Old Church Slavonic дьнь (dĭnĭ)). Other cognates include Old Armenian տիւ (tiw, daytime), Latin diēs (day).

Pronunciation

Noun

दिन (dína) stemm or n

  1. day
    Synonym: दिवस (divasa)
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of दिन (dína)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दिनः
dínaḥ
दिनौ / दिना¹
dínau / dínā¹
दिनाः / दिनासः¹
dínāḥ / dínāsaḥ¹
Vocative दिन
dína
दिनौ / दिना¹
dínau / dínā¹
दिनाः / दिनासः¹
dínāḥ / dínāsaḥ¹
Accusative दिनम्
dínam
दिनौ / दिना¹
dínau / dínā¹
दिनान्
dínān
Instrumental दिनेन
dínena
दिनाभ्याम्
dínābhyām
दिनैः / दिनेभिः¹
dínaiḥ / dínebhiḥ¹
Dative दिनाय
dínāya
दिनाभ्याम्
dínābhyām
दिनेभ्यः
dínebhyaḥ
Ablative दिनात्
dínāt
दिनाभ्याम्
dínābhyām
दिनेभ्यः
dínebhyaḥ
Genitive दिनस्य
dínasya
दिनयोः
dínayoḥ
दिनानाम्
dínānām
Locative दिने
díne
दिनयोः
dínayoḥ
दिनेषु
díneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of दिन (dína)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दिनम्
dínam
दिने
díne
दिनानि / दिना¹
dínāni / dínā¹
Vocative दिन
dína
दिने
díne
दिनानि / दिना¹
dínāni / dínā¹
Accusative दिनम्
dínam
दिने
díne
दिनानि / दिना¹
dínāni / dínā¹
Instrumental दिनेन
dínena
दिनाभ्याम्
dínābhyām
दिनैः / दिनेभिः¹
dínaiḥ / dínebhiḥ¹
Dative दिनाय
dínāya
दिनाभ्याम्
dínābhyām
दिनेभ्यः
dínebhyaḥ
Ablative दिनात्
dínāt
दिनाभ्याम्
dínābhyām
दिनेभ्यः
dínebhyaḥ
Genitive दिनस्य
dínasya
दिनयोः
dínayoḥ
दिनानाम्
dínānām
Locative दिने
díne
दिनयोः
dínayoḥ
दिनेषु
díneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From the root दो (do).

Pronunciation

Adjective

दिन (diná) stem

  1. cut, divided, mown
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of दिन (diná)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दिनः
dináḥ
दिनौ / दिना¹
dinaú / dinā́¹
दिनाः / दिनासः¹
dinā́ḥ / dinā́saḥ¹
Vocative दिन
dína
दिनौ / दिना¹
dínau / dínā¹
दिनाः / दिनासः¹
dínāḥ / dínāsaḥ¹
Accusative दिनम्
dinám
दिनौ / दिना¹
dinaú / dinā́¹
दिनान्
dinā́n
Instrumental दिनेन
dinéna
दिनाभ्याम्
dinā́bhyām
दिनैः / दिनेभिः¹
dinaíḥ / dinébhiḥ¹
Dative दिनाय
dinā́ya
दिनाभ्याम्
dinā́bhyām
दिनेभ्यः
dinébhyaḥ
Ablative दिनात्
dinā́t
दिनाभ्याम्
dinā́bhyām
दिनेभ्यः
dinébhyaḥ
Genitive दिनस्य
dinásya
दिनयोः
dináyoḥ
दिनानाम्
dinā́nām
Locative दिने
diné
दिनयोः
dináyoḥ
दिनेषु
dinéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of दिना (dinā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दिना
dinā́
दिने
diné
दिनाः
dinā́ḥ
Vocative दिने
díne
दिने
díne
दिनाः
dínāḥ
Accusative दिनाम्
dinā́m
दिने
diné
दिनाः
dinā́ḥ
Instrumental दिनया / दिना¹
dináyā / dinā́¹
दिनाभ्याम्
dinā́bhyām
दिनाभिः
dinā́bhiḥ
Dative दिनायै
dinā́yai
दिनाभ्याम्
dinā́bhyām
दिनाभ्यः
dinā́bhyaḥ
Ablative दिनायाः / दिनायै²
dinā́yāḥ / dinā́yai²
दिनाभ्याम्
dinā́bhyām
दिनाभ्यः
dinā́bhyaḥ
Genitive दिनायाः / दिनायै²
dinā́yāḥ / dinā́yai²
दिनयोः
dináyoḥ
दिनानाम्
dinā́nām
Locative दिनायाम्
dinā́yām
दिनयोः
dináyoḥ
दिनासु
dinā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of दिन (diná)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दिनम्
dinám
दिने
diné
दिनानि / दिना¹
dinā́ni / dinā́¹
Vocative दिन
dína
दिने
díne
दिनानि / दिना¹
dínāni / dínā¹
Accusative दिनम्
dinám
दिने
diné
दिनानि / दिना¹
dinā́ni / dinā́¹
Instrumental दिनेन
dinéna
दिनाभ्याम्
dinā́bhyām
दिनैः / दिनेभिः¹
dinaíḥ / dinébhiḥ¹
Dative दिनाय
dinā́ya
दिनाभ्याम्
dinā́bhyām
दिनेभ्यः
dinébhyaḥ
Ablative दिनात्
dinā́t
दिनाभ्याम्
dinā́bhyām
दिनेभ्यः
dinébhyaḥ
Genitive दिनस्य
dinásya
दिनयोः
dináyoḥ
दिनानाम्
dinā́nām
Locative दिने
diné
दिनयोः
dináyoḥ
दिनेषु
dinéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “दिन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 478/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 726
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 41