धूप

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Hindi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀥𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (*dhuppā), from *𑀥𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*dhipp, “to flicker, shine”, root).

Noun

धूप • (dhūp) f (Urdu spelling دھوپ)

  1. sunlight; sunshine
    Synonym: (rare) सूर्यकांति (sūryakānti)
  2. the heat of the sun
Declension
Declension of धूप (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct धूप
dhūp 		धूपें
dhūpẽ
oblique धूप
dhūp 		धूपों
dhūpõ
vocative धूप
dhūp 		धूपो
dhūpo
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dhuppā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धूप (dhūpa).

Noun

धूप • (dhūp) m (Urdu spelling دھوپ)

  1. incense
    मैं परमेश्वर के नाम सुगन्धित धूप जलाऊँगा
    ma͠i parmeśvar ke nām sugandhit dhūp jalāūṅgā
    I will burn redolent incense in the name of God.
Declension
Declension of धूप (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct धूप
dhūp 		धूप
dhūp
oblique धूप
dhūp 		धूपों
dhūpõ
vocative धूप
dhūp 		धूपो
dhūpo

Further reading

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From धूप् (dhūp, “to fumigate, perfume”, root) +‎ -अ (-a).

Pronunciation

Noun

धूप • (dhūpa) stem, m

  1. incense, perfume, aromatic vapour or smoke proceeding from gum or resin, the gum and resin themselves

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of धूप (dhūpa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative धूपः
dhūpaḥ 		धूपौ / धूपा¹
dhūpau / dhūpā¹ 		धूपाः / धूपासः¹
dhūpāḥ / dhūpāsaḥ¹
Vocative धूप
dhūpa 		धूपौ / धूपा¹
dhūpau / dhūpā¹ 		धूपाः / धूपासः¹
dhūpāḥ / dhūpāsaḥ¹
Accusative धूपम्
dhūpam 		धूपौ / धूपा¹
dhūpau / dhūpā¹ 		धूपान्
dhūpān
Instrumental धूपेन
dhūpena 		धूपाभ्याम्
dhūpābhyām 		धूपैः / धूपेभिः¹
dhūpaiḥ / dhūpebhiḥ¹
Dative धूपाय
dhūpāya 		धूपाभ्याम्
dhūpābhyām 		धूपेभ्यः
dhūpebhyaḥ
Ablative धूपात्
dhūpāt 		धूपाभ्याम्
dhūpābhyām 		धूपेभ्यः
dhūpebhyaḥ
Genitive धूपस्य
dhūpasya 		धूपयोः
dhūpayoḥ 		धूपानाम्
dhūpānām
Locative धूपे
dhūpe 		धूपयोः
dhūpayoḥ 		धूपेषु
dhūpeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: dhūpa
  • Bengali: ধূপ (dhup)
  • → Hindi: धूप (dhūp) (learned)
  • → Khmer: ធូប (thuup)
  • → Lao: ທູບ (thūp)
  • → Malay: dupa (“incense”)
    • Indonesian: dupa
    • → Lindu: dupa (“perfume; incense, aromatic resin”)
    • → Tagalog: dupâ (“incense”)
    • → Ternate: dupa (“incense”)
  • → Old Javanese: dhūpa (“incense”) → dupa (“incense”)
  • → Thai: ธูป (tûup)

Further reading

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