दोपहर

Hindi

Etymology

From दो (do, “two”) +‎ पहर (pahar, “measure of time equaling three hours”), that is, the sixth hour of wakefulness in earlier times, or around midday at 12 PM. Cognate with Bengali দুপুর (dupur)।

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪oː.pə.ɦəɾ/, [d̪oː.pɛ.ɦɛɾ]

Noun

दोपहर • (dopahar) m (Urdu spelling دوپہر)

1. afternoon, midday

   Synonym: अपराह्न (aprāhna)

Declension

Declension of दोपहर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दोपहर dopahar	दोपहर dopahar
oblique	दोपहर dopahar	दोपहरों dopaharõ
vocative	दोपहर dopahar	दोपहरो dopaharo

Adverb

दोपहर • (dopahar) (Urdu spelling دوپہر)

1. in the afternoon