उड़ान

See also: उड़ाना and उड़ना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀸𑀡 (uḍḍāṇa), from Sanskrit उड्डयन (uḍḍayana). Doublet of उड्डयन (uḍḍayan). Cognate with Nepali उडान (uḍān), Punjabi ਉਡਾਣ (uḍāṇ) / اُڈاݨ (uḍāṇ), Gujarati ઉડ્ડાન (uḍḍān), ઉડ્ડાણ (uḍḍāṇ), Marathi उड्डाण (uḍḍāṇ), Marwari उडांण (uḍā̃ṇ) / 𑅒𑅠𑅧𑅢 (uḍnṇ), Odia ଉଡ଼ାଣ (uṛāṇa). By surface analysis, उड़ना (uṛnā, “to fly”) +‎ -आन (-ān). Doublet of उड्डयन (uḍḍayan).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.ɽɑːn/, [ʊ.ɽä̃ːn]
• Hyphenation: उ‧ड़ान
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

उड़ान • (uṛān) f (Urdu spelling اُڑَان)

1. flight

   Synonym: परवाज़ (parvāz)

Declension

Declension of उड़ान (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उड़ान uṛān	उड़ानें uṛānẽ
oblique	उड़ान uṛān	उड़ानों uṛānõ
vocative	उड़ान uṛān	उड़ानो uṛāno

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “उड़ान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 61.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “उड़ान”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 86
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “उड़ान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 557
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “उड़ान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 118
• Platts, John T. (1884), “اڙان”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 43
• “उड़ान”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “uḍḍayana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 77