दूत

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
  5. (religion) angel

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
  • dūta (Latin script)
  • 𑀤𑀽𑀢 (Brahmi script)
  • দূত (Bengali script)
  • දූත (Sinhalese script)
  • ဒူတ or ၻူတ (Burmese script)
  • ทูต or ทูตะ (Thai script)
  • ᨴᩪᨲ (Tai Tham script)
  • ທູຕ or ທູຕະ (Lao script)
  • ទូត (Khmer script)
  • 𑄘𑄫𑄖 (Chakma script)

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

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • দূত (Assamese script)
  • ᬤᬹᬢ (Balinese script)
  • দূত (Bengali script)
  • 𑰟𑰳𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀤𑀽𑀢 (Brahmi script)
  • ဒူတ (Burmese script)
  • દૂત (Gujarati script)
  • ਦੂਤ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌦𑍂𑌤 (Grantha script)
  • ꦢꦹꦠ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂠𑂴𑂞 (Kaithi script)
  • ದೂತ (Kannada script)
  • ទូត (Khmer script)
  • ທູຕ (Lao script)
  • ദൂത (Malayalam script)
  • ᡩᡠᡠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘟𑘴𑘝 (Modi script)
  • ᢑᠤᠤᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦿𑧕𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐡𑐹𑐟 (Newa script)
  • ଦୂତ (Odia script)
  • ꢣꢹꢡ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆢𑆷𑆠 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖟𑖳𑖝 (Siddham script)
  • දූත (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩭𑩒𑩛𑩫 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚛𑚱𑚙 (Takri script)
  • தூ³த (Tamil script)
  • దూత (Telugu script)
  • ทูต (Thai script)
  • དཱུ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒠𑒴𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨛𑨃𑨊𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

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).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

दू॒त • (dūtá) stem, m

  1. messenger, envoy
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 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 दू॒त
singular dual plural
nominative दू॒तः (dūtáḥ) दू॒तौ (dūtáu)
दू॒ता¹ (dūtā́¹) 		दू॒ताः (dūtā́ḥ)
दू॒तासः॑¹ (dūtā́saḥ¹)
accusative दू॒तम् (dūtám) दू॒तौ (dūtáu)
दू॒ता¹ (dūtā́¹) 		दू॒तान् (dūtā́n)
instrumental दू॒तेन॑ (dūténa) दू॒ताभ्या॑म् (dūtā́bhyām) दू॒तैः (dūtáiḥ)
दू॒तेभिः॑¹ (dūtébhiḥ¹)
dative दू॒ताय॑ (dūtā́ya) दू॒ताभ्या॑म् (dūtā́bhyām) दू॒तेभ्यः॑ (dūtébhyaḥ)
ablative दू॒तात् (dūtā́t) दू॒ताभ्या॑म् (dūtā́bhyām) दू॒तेभ्यः॑ (dūtébhyaḥ)
genitive दू॒तस्य॑ (dūtásya) दू॒तयोः॑ (dūtáyoḥ) दू॒ताना॑म् (dūtā́nām)
locative दू॒ते (dūté) दू॒तयोः॑ (dūtáyoḥ) दू॒तेषु॑ (dūtéṣu)
vocative दूत॑ (dū́ta) दूतौ॑ (dū́tau)
दूता॑¹ (dū́tā¹) 		दूताः॑ (dū́tāḥ)
दूता॑सः¹ (dū́tāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: dūta
    • → Khmer: ទូត (tuut)
    • → Lao: ທູດ (thūt)
    • → Thai: ทูต (tûut)
  • Kashmiri: دٟتھ (dụ̄th)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀤𑀽𑀅 (dūa)
  • → Awadhi: दूत (dūt)
  • → Hindi: दूत (dūt)
  • → Indonesian: duta
  • → Kannada: ದೂತ (dūta)
  • → Malayalam: ദൂതൻ (dūtaṉ)
  • → Old Gujarati: दूत (dūta)
  • → Tamil: தூதுவர் (tūtuvar)
  • → Telugu: దూత (dūta)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “dūtá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 738

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