दुनिया

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دُنْيَا‎ (dunyā).

Noun

दुनिया (duniyā) f (Kaithi 𑂠𑂳𑂢𑂱𑂨𑂰)

1. world

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دنیا‎ (dunyā), from Arabic دُنْيَا‎ (dunyā). Compare Bengali দুনিয়া (duniẏa), Dhivehi ދުނިޔެ‎ (duniye), Gujarati દુનિયા (duniyā), Marathi दुनिया (duniyā), Punjabi ਦੁਨੀਆ (dunīā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊ.nɪ.jɑː/, [d̪ʊ.n̪i.jäː]

Noun

दुनिया • (duniyā) f (Urdu spelling دنیا‎)

1. world
2. kingdom

Declension

Declension of दुनिया (fem iyā-stem // fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दुनिया duniyā	दुनियाँ, दुनियाएँ duniyā̃, duniyāẽ
oblique	दुनिया duniyā	दुनियों, दुनियाओं duniyõ, duniyāõ
vocative	दुनिया duniyā	दुनियो, दुनियाओ duniyo, duniyāo

See also

• जग (jag)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दुनिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دُنْيَا‎ (dunyā).

Noun

दुनिया • (duniyā) f

1. world

See also

• जग (jag)