दुवा

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Marathi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From दोन (don), from Sanskrit द्व (dva).

Noun

दुवा (duvām

  1. link
    दोघांमध्ये कोणताही दुवा नाही आहे
    doghāmmadhye koṇtāhī duvā nāhī āhe
    There is no link between the two
  2. a deuce (in cards or dice)
  3. (rare) a double link or certain ornaments (in the form of the letter ∞)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian دعا (du'ā), ultimately from Arabic دُعَاء (duʕāʔ). Compare with Hindi दुआ (duā).

Noun

दुवा (duvām

  1. (rare) prayer, blessing
    Synonym: प्रार्थना (prārthanā)
Declension
Declension of दुवा (masc ā-stem)
direct
singular
दुवा
duvā
direct
plural
दुवे
duve
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
दुवा
duvā
दुवे
duve
oblique
सामान्यरूप
दुव्या
duvyā
दुव्यां-
duvyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
दुव्याला
duvyālā
दुव्यांना
duvyānnā
ergative दुव्याने, दुव्यानं
duvyāne, duvyāna
दुव्यांनी
duvyānnī
instrumental दुव्याशी
duvyāśī
दुव्यांशी
duvyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
दुव्यात
duvyāt
दुव्यांत
duvyāt
vocative
संबोधन
दुव्या
duvyā
दुव्यांनो
duvyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of दुवा (masc ā-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
दुव्याचा
duvyāċā
दुव्याचे
duvyāċe
दुव्याची
duvyācī
दुव्याच्या
duvyācā
दुव्याचे, दुव्याचं
duvyāċe, duvyāċa
दुव्याची
duvyācī
दुव्याच्या
duvyācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
दुव्यांचा
duvyānċā
दुव्यांचे
duvyānċe
दुव्यांची
duvyāñcī
दुव्यांच्या
duvyāncā
दुव्यांचे, दुव्यांचं
duvyānċe, duvyānċa
दुव्यांची
duvyāñcī
दुव्यांच्या
duvyāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “दुवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दुवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press