देर
Hindi
Etymology
From Persian دیر (der), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎥 (darga). Related to Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀 (darəga, “long”) and Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha, “long”).
Pronunciation
Noun
देर • (der) f (Urdu spelling دير)
- a period of time; a while
- (deprecated template usage) कुछ देर के बाद, मैं घर जा गया।
- kuch der ke bād, ma͠i ghar jā gayā.
- After a while, I went home.
- (deprecated template usage)
- delay, hold-up (also देरी (derī))
- (deprecated template usage) मुझे कार्यालय में थोड़ी सी देर हो गई।
- mujhe kāryālay mẽ thoṛī sī der ho gaī.
- I was slightly delayed in the office.
- (deprecated template usage) देर आये दुरुस्त आये। ― der āye durust āye. ― (Prov.) Better late than never.
- (deprecated template usage)
Usage notes
- देर (der) can be considered an adverb in the same sense as it is considered an adjective (see देर से (der se)).
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “देर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Template:R:UR-HI-EN
Konkani
Etymology
Noun
देर • (dēr) (Latin script der, Kannada script ದೇರ್)
- a woman's brother-in-law
Declension
Declension of देर | ||
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singular | plural | |
ergative | देरान (derān) | देरान्नि (derānni) |
nominative | देर (der) | देरा (derā) |
vocative | देरा (derā) | देरान्नो (derānno) |
accusative/dative | देराक (derāk) | देरांक (derānk) |
superessive | देरार/देराचेर (derār/derācer) | देरान्चेर (derāncer) |
instrumental | देरानि (derāni) | देरान्नि (derānni) |
ablative | देरात्ल्यान (derātlyān) | देरान्त्ल्यान (derāntlyān) |
Genitive declension of देर | ||||
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masculine object | feminine object | |||
singular | plural | singular | plural | |
singular subject | देराचो (derātso) | देराचे (derāce) | देराचि (derāci) | देराचि (derāci) |
plural subject | देरान्चो (derāntso) | देरान्चे (derānce) | देरान्चि (derānci) | देरान्चि (derānci) |
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