दूरभाष
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दूरभाष (dūrabhāṣa), दूरभाषक (dūrabhāṣaka) or compounded from दूर (dūr) + भाष (bhāṣ). Calque of English telephone.
Pronunciation
Noun
दूरभाष • (dūrbhāṣ) m
Declension
Declension of दूरभाष (masc cons-stem)
Sanskrit
Etymology
From दूर (dūra) + भाष (bhāṣa). Calque of English telephone (compare with Thai โทรศัพท์ (too-rá-sàp), Lao ໂທລະສັບ (thō la sap) and Khmer ទូរស័ព្ទ (tuurĕəʼsap) all from दूर (dūra) + शब्द (śabda); Kannada ದೂರವಾಣಿ (dūravāṇi) and Telugu దూరవాణి (dūravāṇi) from दूरवाणी (dūravāṇī) from दूर (dūra) + वाणी (vāṇī))
Pronunciation
Noun
दूरभाष • (dūrabhāṣa) stem, m
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of दूरभाष (dūrabhāṣa) | |||
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| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | दूरभाषः dūrabhāṣaḥ |
दूरभाषौ / दूरभाषा¹ dūrabhāṣau / dūrabhāṣā¹ |
दूरभाषाः / दूरभाषासः¹ dūrabhāṣāḥ / dūrabhāṣāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | दूरभाष dūrabhāṣa |
दूरभाषौ / दूरभाषा¹ dūrabhāṣau / dūrabhāṣā¹ |
दूरभाषाः / दूरभाषासः¹ dūrabhāṣāḥ / dūrabhāṣāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | दूरभाषम् dūrabhāṣam |
दूरभाषौ / दूरभाषा¹ dūrabhāṣau / dūrabhāṣā¹ |
दूरभाषान् dūrabhāṣān |
| Instrumental | दूरभाषेण dūrabhāṣeṇa |
दूरभाषाभ्याम् dūrabhāṣābhyām |
दूरभाषैः / दूरभाषेभिः¹ dūrabhāṣaiḥ / dūrabhāṣebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | दूरभाषाय dūrabhāṣāya |
दूरभाषाभ्याम् dūrabhāṣābhyām |
दूरभाषेभ्यः dūrabhāṣebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | दूरभाषात् dūrabhāṣāt |
दूरभाषाभ्याम् dūrabhāṣābhyām |
दूरभाषेभ्यः dūrabhāṣebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | दूरभाषस्य dūrabhāṣasya |
दूरभाषयोः dūrabhāṣayoḥ |
दूरभाषाणाम् dūrabhāṣāṇām |
| Locative | दूरभाषे dūrabhāṣe |
दूरभाषयोः dūrabhāṣayoḥ |
दूरभाषेषु dūrabhāṣeṣu |
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