दूल्हा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दुल्हा (dulhā), दूलह (dūlah)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dews-?

Proto-Indo-European *dus-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *duš-

Sanskrit दुस्- (dus-)

Proto-Indo-European *lebʰ-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *labʰ-

Sanskrit लभ् (labh)

Sanskrit लभ (labha)

Sanskrit दुर्लभ (durlabha)

Prakrit दुल्लह (dullaha)

Hindi दूल्हा

Inherited from Prakrit दुल्लह (dullaha, “difficult to obtain”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit दुर्लभ (durlabha). Doublet of दुर्लभ (durlabh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪uːl.ɦɑː/, [d̪uːl.ɦäː]

Noun

दूल्हा • (dūlhā) m (female equivalent दुल्हन, Urdu spelling دولہا or دولھا)

1. groom, bridegroom

Declension

Declension of दूल्हा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दूल्हा dūlhā	दूल्हे dūlhe
oblique	दूल्हे dūlhe	दूल्हों dūlhõ
vocative	दूल्हे dūlhe	दूल्हो dūlho

Descendants

• → Bengali: দুলহা (duloha)
  • ⇒ Bengali: দুলা (dula)
• → Sylheti: ꠖꠥꠟꠣ (dula)