दूत

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See also: दत्, दात, दाता, दाते, दातृ, दांत, दांतो, दांतों, दाँत, दाँती, दाँतो, दाँतों, दुत, दिति, दीति, देता, देती, देतीं, देते, दैत, दोत, दौत, and दंत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दूत (dūta).

Pronunciation

Noun

दूत • (dūt) m

  1. ambassador
  2. envoy
  3. messenger
  4. negotiator

Declension

Declension of दूत (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct दूत
dūt 		दूत
dūt
oblique दूत
dūt 		दूतों
dūtõ
vocative दूत
dūt 		दूतो
dūto

Derived terms

References

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दूत (dūta).

Noun

दूत • (dūta) m

  1. messenger

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Noun

दूत m

  1. Devanagari script form of dūta (“messenger”)

Declension

Declension table of "दूत" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)दूतो (dūto)दूता (dūtā)
Accusative (second)दूतं (dūtaṃ)दूते (dūte)
Instrumental (third)दूतेन (dūtena)दूतेहि (dūtehi) or दूतेभि (dūtebhi)
Dative (fourth)दूतस्स (dūtassa) or दूताय (dūtāya) or दूतत्थं (dūtatthaṃ)दूतानं (dūtānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)दूतस्मा (dūtasmā) or दूतम्हा (dūtamhā) or दूता (dūtā)दूतेहि (dūtehi) or दूतेभि (dūtebhi)
Genitive (sixth)दूतस्स (dūtassa)दूतानं (dūtānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)दूतस्मिं (dūtasmiṃ) or दूतम्हि (dūtamhi) or दूते (dūte)दूतेसु (dūtesu)
Vocative (calling)दूत (dūta)दूता (dūtā)

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *duHtás (“messenger; envoy to a far off place”), from Proto-Indo-European *dweh₂- (“far, long”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬙𐬀 (duta), 𐬛𐬏𐬙𐬀 (dūta).

Pronunciation

Noun

दूत • (dūtá) stem, m

  1. messenger, envoy
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.7.9:
      यदप्रवीता दधते ह गर्भं सद्यश्चिज्जातो भवसीदु दूतः॥
      yadapravītā dadhate ha garbhaṃ sadyaścijjāto bhavasīdu dūtaḥ.
      When she, yet unimpregnate, hath conceived thee, even when newly born thou art an envoy.
  2. ambassador
  3. negotiator

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दूत (dūtá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दूतः
dūtáḥ 		दूतौ / दूता¹
dūtaú / dūtā́¹ 		दूताः / दूतासः¹
dūtā́ḥ / dūtā́saḥ¹
Vocative दूत
dū́ta 		दूतौ / दूता¹
dū́tau / dū́tā¹ 		दूताः / दूतासः¹
dū́tāḥ / dū́tāsaḥ¹
Accusative दूतम्
dūtám 		दूतौ / दूता¹
dūtaú / dūtā́¹ 		दूतान्
dūtā́n
Instrumental दूतेन
dūténa 		दूताभ्याम्
dūtā́bhyām 		दूतैः / दूतेभिः¹
dūtaíḥ / dūtébhiḥ¹
Dative दूताय
dūtā́ya 		दूताभ्याम्
dūtā́bhyām 		दूतेभ्यः
dūtébhyaḥ
Ablative दूतात्
dūtā́t 		दूताभ्याम्
dūtā́bhyām 		दूतेभ्यः
dūtébhyaḥ
Genitive दूतस्य
dūtásya 		दूतयोः
dūtáyoḥ 		दूतानाम्
dūtā́nām
Locative दूते
dūté 		दूतयोः
dūtáyoḥ 		दूतेषु
dūtéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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