दाहिना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀡 (dāhiṇa), from a derivative of Sanskrit दक्षिण (dákṣiṇa), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-. Cognates include Early Assamese ডাহিন (ḍahino), Ancient Greek δεξιός (dexiós) and Latin dexter.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.ɦɪ.nɑː/, [d̪äː.ɦɪ.näː]

Adjective

दाहिना • (dāhinā) (Urdu spelling داہنا)

1. right (side)

   Synonym: दायाँ (dāyā̃)

Declension

Declension of दाहिना (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	दाहिना dāhinā	दाहिने dāhine	दाहिनी dāhinī	दाहिनी dāhinī
oblique	दाहिने dāhine	दाहिने dāhine	दाहिनी dāhinī	दाहिनी dāhinī
vocative	दाहिने dāhine	दाहिने dāhine	दाहिनी dāhinī	दाहिनी dāhinī

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dākṣiṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press