धूलि

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धूलि (dhūli), doublet of धूल (dhūl), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱuː.liː/

Noun

धूलि • (dhūli) f

1. (rare) dust

Declension

Declension of धूलि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धूलि dhūli	धूलियाँ dhūliyā̃
oblique	धूलि dhūli	धूलियों dhūliyõ
vocative	धूलि dhūli	धूलियो dhūliyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “धूलि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धूलि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “धूलि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ধূলি (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬹᬮᬶ (Balinese script)
• ধূলি (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰳𑰩𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀽𑀮𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဓူလိ (Burmese script)
• ધૂલિ (Gujarati script)
• ਧੂਲਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑍂𑌲𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦹꦭꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂴𑂪𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಧೂಲಿ (Kannada script)
• ធូលិ (Khmer script)
• ຘູລິ (Lao script)
• ധൂലി (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᡠᡠᠯᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘴𑘩𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠤᠤᠯᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧕𑧉𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐹𑐮𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଧୂଲି (Odia script)
• ꢤꢹꢭꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆷𑆬𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖳𑖩𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ධූලි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩒𑩛𑩽𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚱𑚥𑚮 (Takri script)
• தூ⁴லி (Tamil script)
• ధూలి (Telugu script)
• ธูลิ (Thai script)
• དྷཱུ་ལི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒴𑒪𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨃𑨊𑨬𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰuHliṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHliš, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂lis, from *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”). Cognate with Lithuanian dúlis (“mist”) and Latin fūlīgō.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱuː.li/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱuː.l̪i/

Noun

धूलि • (dhūli) stem, f

1. dust, powder, pollen

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of धूलि (dhūli)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धूलिः dhūliḥ	धूली dhūlī	धूलयः dhūlayaḥ
Vocative	धूले dhūle	धूली dhūlī	धूलयः dhūlayaḥ
Accusative	धूलिम् dhūlim	धूली dhūlī	धूलीः dhūlīḥ
Instrumental	धूल्या / धूली¹ dhūlyā / dhūlī¹	धूलिभ्याम् dhūlibhyām	धूलिभिः dhūlibhiḥ
Dative	धूलये / धूल्यै² / धूली¹ dhūlaye / dhūlyai² / dhūlī¹	धूलिभ्याम् dhūlibhyām	धूलिभ्यः dhūlibhyaḥ
Ablative	धूलेः / धूल्याः² / धूल्यै³ dhūleḥ / dhūlyāḥ² / dhūlyai³	धूलिभ्याम् dhūlibhyām	धूलिभ्यः dhūlibhyaḥ
Genitive	धूलेः / धूल्याः² / धूल्यै³ dhūleḥ / dhūlyāḥ² / dhūlyai³	धूल्योः dhūlyoḥ	धूलीनाम् dhūlīnām
Locative	धूलौ / धूल्याम्² / धूला¹ dhūlau / dhūlyām² / dhūlā¹	धूल्योः dhūlyoḥ	धूलिषु dhūliṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀥𑀽𑀮𑀻 (dhūlī)
  • Old Marathi: धूळि (dhūḷi)
    • Marathi: धूळ (dhūḷ)
  • → Kannada: ಧೂಳು (dhūḷu)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਧੂੜ (dhūṛ)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀥𑀽𑀮𑀻 (dhūlī)
  • Gujarati: ધૂળ (dhūḷ)
  • Hindi: धूल (dhūl), धूर (dhūr)
  • Romani: thuli
• → Old Khmer: ធូលី (dhūlī)
  • Khmer: ធូលី (thuulii)
• → Lao: ທຸລີ (thu lī)
• → Thai: ธุลี (tú-lii)
• → Malay: duli
  • Indonesian: duli
• → Hindi: धूलि (dhūli)
• → Bengali: ধূলি (dhuli)
• →? Tamil: தூசி (tūci)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “धूलि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 518.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhūḍi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press