दिन

See also: दिनु

Awadhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिन (diná).

Noun

दिन (din)

1. day

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi दिन (dina), from Prakrit दिण (diṇa), from Sanskrit दिन (dina), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dinám, from Proto-Indo-European *di-nó- (“day”), from the root *dyew- (“to shine”). Cognate with Bengali দিন (din), Nepali दिन (dina), and more distantly with Russian день (denʹ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪn/, [d̪ɪ̃n]

• Audio (Delhi):

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Noun

दिन • (din) m (Urdu spelling دن)

1. day (period from one midnight to the next)

   Synonym: दिवस (divas)

   अक्तूबर में ३१ दिन होते हैं।

   aktūbar mẽ 31 din hote ha͠i.

   There are 31 days in October.

   आज क्या दिन है? ― āj kyā din hai? ― What day is it today?

2. day (any period of twenty-four hours)

   Synonyms: रोज़ (roz), दिवस (divas), यौम (yaum)

   ढाई दिन ― ḍhāī din ― two-and-a-half days

3. day, daytime (period between sunrise and sunset)

   Antonym: रात (rāt)

4. (figuratively) time

Declension

Declension of दिन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दिन din	दिन din
oblique	दिन din	दिनों dinõ
vocative	दिन din	दिनो dino

See also

units of time: समय के मात्रक (samay ke mātrak)edit

• सहस्राब्दी (sahasrābdī)
• शताब्दी (śatābdī), शती (śatī)
• दशक (daśak)
• वर्ष (varṣ), साल (sāl), बरस (baras)
• मास (mās), महीना (mahīnā)
• पखवाड़ा (pakhvāṛā), पक्ष (pakṣ)
• सप्ताह (saptāh), हफ़्ता (haftā)
• दिन (din), दिवस (divas)
• पहर (pahar)
• घंटा (ghaṇṭā)
• मुहूर्त (muhūrt)
• घटी (ghaṭī)
• मिनट (minaṭ)
• पल (pal)
• सैकंड (saikaṇḍ)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “दिन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिन (dina)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪in/, [d̪iːn]

Noun

दिन • (din) m

1. (less common, often poetic) day

   Synonym: दिवस (divas)

See also

• days of the week: वार (vār) (appendix): रविवार (ravivār) · सोमवार (somvār) · मंगळवार (maṅgaḷvār) · बुधवार (budhvār) · गुरुवार (guruvār) · शुक्रवार (śukravār) · शनिवार (śanivār) ^[edit]

Middle Gujarati

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिन (dina).

Noun

दिन (transliteration needed) m

1. day
   • 1782, मतिसार, शालिभद्रचरित:

     शालभद्र एकेक स्त्री दिनप्रतै तेजै छै

     Śālabhādra gives up one wife per day

Nepali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit दिन (dina, “day”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪in]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दिन्

Noun

दिन • (din)

1. day
2. date
3. time, opportunity

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪inʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दिन

Verb

दिन • (dina)

1. form of दिनु (dinu).

References

• “दिन”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “दिन”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• dina (Latin script)
• 𑀤𑀺𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• দিন (Bengali script)
• දින (Sinhalese script)
• ဒိန or ၻိၼ (Burmese script)
• ทิน or ทินะ (Thai script)
• ᨴᩥᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ທິນ or ທິນະ (Lao script)
• ទិន (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄨𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

दिन n

1. Devanagari script form of dina (“day”)

Declension

Declension table of "दिन" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	दिनं (dinaṃ)	दिनानि (dināni)
Accusative (second)	दिनं (dinaṃ)	दिनानि (dināni)
Instrumental (third)	दिनेन (dinena)	दिनेहि (dinehi) or दिनेभि (dinebhi)
Dative (fourth)	दिनस्स (dinassa) or दिनाय (dināya) or दिनत्थं (dinatthaṃ)	दिनानं (dinānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	दिनस्मा (dinasmā) or दिनम्हा (dinamhā) or दिना (dinā)	दिनेहि (dinehi) or दिनेभि (dinebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	दिनस्स (dinassa)	दिनानं (dinānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	दिनस्मिं (dinasmiṃ) or दिनम्हि (dinamhi) or दिने (dine)	दिनेसु (dinesu)
Vocative (calling)	दिन (dina)	दिनानि (dināni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দিন (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬶᬦ (Balinese script)
• দিন (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰰𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀺𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဒိန (Burmese script)
• દિન (Gujarati script)
• ਦਿਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑌿𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦶꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂱𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ದಿನ (Kannada script)
• ទិន (Khmer script)
• ທິນ (Lao script)
• ദിന (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘱𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠢᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧒𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐶𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଦିନ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢶꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆴𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖰𑖡 (Siddham script)
• දින (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩑𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚮𑚝 (Takri script)
• தி³ந (Tamil script)
• దిన (Telugu script)
• ทิน (Thai script)
• དི་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒱𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨁𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dinám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dinám, from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“to shine”). Cognate to the root *déy-no-, whence Lithuanian diena, Proto-Slavic *dьnь (whence Russian день (denʹ), Bulgarian ден (den), Macedonian ден (den), Old Church Slavonic дьнь (dĭnĭ)). Other cognates include Old Armenian տիւ (tiw, “daytime”), Latin diēs (“day”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dí.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪i.n̪ɐ/

Noun

दिन॑ • (dína) stem, m or n

1. day

   Synonym: दिवस (divasa)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दिन॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दिनः॑ (dínaḥ)	दिनौ॑ (dínau) दिना॑¹ (dínā¹)	दिनाः॑ (dínāḥ) दिना॑सः¹ (dínāsaḥ¹)
accusative	दिन॑म् (dínam)	दिनौ॑ (dínau) दिना॑¹ (dínā¹)	दिना॑न् (dínān)
instrumental	दिने॑न (dínena)	दिना॑भ्याम् (dínābhyām)	दिनैः॑ (dínaiḥ) दिने॑भिः¹ (dínebhiḥ¹)
dative	दिना॑य (dínāya)	दिना॑भ्याम् (dínābhyām)	दिने॑भ्यः (dínebhyaḥ)
ablative	दिना॑त् (dínāt)	दिना॑भ्याम् (dínābhyām)	दिने॑भ्यः (dínebhyaḥ)
genitive	दिन॑स्य (dínasya)	दिन॑योः (dínayoḥ)	दिना॑नाम् (dínānām)
locative	दिने॑ (díne)	दिन॑योः (dínayoḥ)	दिने॑षु (díneṣu)
vocative	दिन॑ (dína)	दिनौ॑ (dínau) दिना॑¹ (dínā¹)	दिनाः॑ (dínāḥ) दिना॑सः¹ (dínāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of दिन॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दिन॑म् (dínam)	दिने॑ (díne)	दिना॑नि (dínāni) दिना॑¹ (dínā¹)
accusative	दिन॑म् (dínam)	दिने॑ (díne)	दिना॑नि (dínāni) दिना॑¹ (dínā¹)
instrumental	दिने॑न (dínena)	दिना॑भ्याम् (dínābhyām)	दिनैः॑ (dínaiḥ) दिने॑भिः¹ (dínebhiḥ¹)
dative	दिना॑य (dínāya)	दिना॑भ्याम् (dínābhyām)	दिने॑भ्यः (dínebhyaḥ)
ablative	दिना॑त् (dínāt)	दिना॑भ्याम् (dínābhyām)	दिने॑भ्यः (dínebhyaḥ)
genitive	दिन॑स्य (dínasya)	दिन॑योः (dínayoḥ)	दिना॑नाम् (dínānām)
locative	दिने॑ (díne)	दिन॑योः (dínayoḥ)	दिने॑षु (díneṣu)
vocative	दिन॑ (dína)	दिने॑ (díne)	दिना॑नि (dínāni) दिना॑¹ (dínā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• गतदिन (gatadina, “yesterday”)
• जन्मदिन (janmadina, “a birthday”)

Descendants

• Pali: दिन (dina)
• Prakrit: दिण (diṇa)
  • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Old Hindi: दिन (dina)
      • Hindi: दिन (din)
      • Urdu: دِن (din)
  • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Assamese: দিন (din)
    • Bengali: দিন (din)
    • Chakma: 𑄘𑄨𑄚𑄴 (din)
    • Odia: ଦିନ (dina)
    • Rohingya: din
    • Sylheti: ꠖꠤꠘ (din)
  • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Nepali: दिन (dina)
• → Awadhi: दिन (din)
• → Gujarati: દિન (din)
• → Marathi: दिन (din)
• → Punjabi: ਦਿਨ (din)
• → Old Javanese: dina
  • Javanese: ꦢꦶꦤ (dina), ꦫꦶꦤ (rina), ꦢꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (dinten), ꦫꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (rinten)
  • → Balinese: ᬤᬶᬦ (dina)
• → Kannada: ದಿನ (dina)
• → Malayalam: ദിനം (dinaṁ)
• → Tamil: தினம் (tiṉam)
• → Telugu: దినము (dinamu)
• → Tulu: ದಿನ (dina)

Etymology 2

From the root दो (do).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /di.nɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪i.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

दि॒न • (diná) stem

1. cut, divided, mown
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दि॒न

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दि॒नः (dináḥ)	दि॒नौ (dináu) दि॒ना¹ (dinā́¹)	दि॒नाः (dinā́ḥ) दि॒नासः॑¹ (dinā́saḥ¹)
accusative	दि॒नम् (dinám)	दि॒नौ (dináu) दि॒ना¹ (dinā́¹)	दि॒नान् (dinā́n)
instrumental	दि॒नेन॑ (dinéna)	दि॒नाभ्या॑म् (dinā́bhyām)	दि॒नैः (dináiḥ) दि॒नेभिः॑¹ (dinébhiḥ¹)
dative	दि॒नाय॑ (dinā́ya)	दि॒नाभ्या॑म् (dinā́bhyām)	दि॒नेभ्यः॑ (dinébhyaḥ)
ablative	दि॒नात् (dinā́t)	दि॒नाभ्या॑म् (dinā́bhyām)	दि॒नेभ्यः॑ (dinébhyaḥ)
genitive	दि॒नस्य॑ (dinásya)	दि॒नयोः॑ (dináyoḥ)	दि॒नाना॑म् (dinā́nām)
locative	दि॒ने (diné)	दि॒नयोः॑ (dináyoḥ)	दि॒नेषु॑ (dinéṣu)
vocative	दिन॑ (dína)	दिनौ॑ (dínau) दिना॑¹ (dínā¹)	दिनाः॑ (dínāḥ) दिना॑सः¹ (dínāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of दि॒ना

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दि॒ना (dinā́)	दि॒ने (diné)	दि॒नाः (dinā́ḥ)
accusative	दि॒नाम् (dinā́m)	दि॒ने (diné)	दि॒नाः (dinā́ḥ)
instrumental	दि॒नया॑ (dináyā) दि॒ना¹ (dinā́¹)	दि॒नाभ्या॑म् (dinā́bhyām)	दि॒नाभिः॑ (dinā́bhiḥ)
dative	दि॒नायै॑ (dinā́yai)	दि॒नाभ्या॑म् (dinā́bhyām)	दि॒नाभ्यः॑ (dinā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	दि॒नायाः॑ (dinā́yāḥ) दि॒नायै॑² (dinā́yai²)	दि॒नाभ्या॑म् (dinā́bhyām)	दि॒नाभ्यः॑ (dinā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	दि॒नायाः॑ (dinā́yāḥ) दि॒नायै॑² (dinā́yai²)	दि॒नयोः॑ (dináyoḥ)	दि॒नाना॑म् (dinā́nām)
locative	दि॒नाया॑म् (dinā́yām)	दि॒नयोः॑ (dináyoḥ)	दि॒नासु॑ (dinā́su)
vocative	दिने॑ (díne)	दिने॑ (díne)	दिनाः॑ (dínāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of दि॒न

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दि॒नम् (dinám)	दि॒ने (diné)	दि॒नानि॑ (dinā́ni) दि॒ना¹ (dinā́¹)
accusative	दि॒नम् (dinám)	दि॒ने (diné)	दि॒नानि॑ (dinā́ni) दि॒ना¹ (dinā́¹)
instrumental	दि॒नेन॑ (dinéna)	दि॒नाभ्या॑म् (dinā́bhyām)	दि॒नैः (dináiḥ) दि॒नेभिः॑¹ (dinébhiḥ¹)
dative	दि॒नाय॑ (dinā́ya)	दि॒नाभ्या॑म् (dinā́bhyām)	दि॒नेभ्यः॑ (dinébhyaḥ)
ablative	दि॒नात् (dinā́t)	दि॒नाभ्या॑म् (dinā́bhyām)	दि॒नेभ्यः॑ (dinébhyaḥ)
genitive	दि॒नस्य॑ (dinásya)	दि॒नयोः॑ (dináyoḥ)	दि॒नाना॑म् (dinā́nām)
locative	दि॒ने (diné)	दि॒नयोः॑ (dináyoḥ)	दि॒नेषु॑ (dinéṣu)
vocative	दिन॑ (dína)	दिने॑ (díne)	दिना॑नि (dínāni) दिना॑¹ (dínā¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “दिन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 478/1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 726
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963), Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎^[3] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 41