दामाद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian داماد (dāmād). Doublet of जमाई (jamāī) and जामाता (jāmātā). Compare Bengali দামাদ (damad), Punjabi ਦਾਮਾਦ (dāmād).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.mɑːd̪/, [d̪äː.mäːd̪]

Noun

दामाद • (dāmād) m (Urdu spelling داماد)

1. son-in-law

   Synonym: जमाई (jamāī)

Declension

Declension of दामाद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दामाद dāmād	दामाद dāmād
oblique	दामाद dāmād	दामादों dāmādõ
vocative	दामाद dāmād	दामादो dāmādo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दामाद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दामाद”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha