दोस्त

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دوست (dōst). Compare Assamese দোস্ত (dost), Bengali দোস্ত (dōsto), Gujarati દોસ્ત (dost), Punjabi ਦੋਸਤ (dost).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪oːst̪/

Noun

दोस्त (dostm (Urdu spelling دوست)

  1. friend
    Synonyms: मित्र (mitra), (poetic) मीत (mīt), यार (yār)
    क्या हाल है दोस्तो?kyā hāl hai dosto?How's it going, friends?

Declension

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دوست (dōst).

Pronunciation

Noun

दोस्त (dostam

  1. (uncommon) friend
    Synonym: मित्र (mitra) (more common)

Declension

Declension of दोस्त (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
दोस्त
dosta
direct
plural
दोस्त
dosta
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
दोस्त
dosta
दोस्त
dosta
oblique
सामान्यरूप
दोस्ता
dostā
दोस्तां-
dostān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
दोस्ताला
dostālā
दोस्तांना
dostānnā
ergative दोस्ताने, दोस्तानं
dostāne, dostāna
दोस्तांनी
dostānnī
instrumental दोस्ताशी
dostāśī
दोस्तांशी
dostānśī
locative
सप्तमी
दोस्तात
dostāt
दोस्तांत
dostāt
vocative
संबोधन
दोस्ता
dostā
दोस्तांनो
dostānno
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 दोस्त (masc cons-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
दोस्ताचा
dostāċā
दोस्ताचे
dostāċe
दोस्ताची
dostācī
दोस्ताच्या
dostācā
दोस्ताचे, दोस्ताचं
dostāċe, dostāċa
दोस्ताची
dostācī
दोस्ताच्या
dostācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
दोस्तांचा
dostānċā
दोस्तांचे
dostānċe
दोस्तांची
dostāñcī
दोस्तांच्या
dostāncā
दोस्तांचे, दोस्तांचं
dostānċe, dostānċa
दोस्तांची
dostāñcī
दोस्तांच्या
dostāñcā
* 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) “दोस्त”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies