দূর

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀭 (dura​), from Sanskrit दूर (dūra). Cognate with Sylheti ꠖꠥꠞ (dur), Assamese দূৰ (dur), Odia ଦୂର (dura), Maithili दूर (dūr), Bhojpuri दूर (dūr), Hindustani دور / दूर (dūr), Gujarati દૂર (dūr), Punjabi ਦੂਰ (dūr).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪uɾ/, [ˈd̪uːɾ], [ˈd̪uɾ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪uɾ/, [ˈd̪uːɾ], [ˈd̪uɾ]

Noun

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দূর (dur)

  1. distance
  2. a distant place

Declension

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Inflection of দূর
nominative দূর
dur
objective দূর / দূরকে
dur (semantically general or indefinite) / durke (semantically definite)
genitive দূরের
durer
locative দূরে
dure
Indefinite forms
nominative দূর
dur
objective দূর / দূরকে
dur (semantically general or indefinite) / durke (semantically definite)
genitive দূরের
durer
locative দূরে
dure
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative দূরটা , দূরটি
durṭa (colloquial), durṭi (formal)
দূরগুলা, দূরগুলো
durgula (colloquial), durgulo (formal)
objective দূরটা, দূরটি
durṭa (colloquial), durṭi (formal)
দূরগুলা, দূরগুলো
durgula (colloquial), durgulo (formal)
genitive দূরটার, দূরটির
durṭar (colloquial), durṭir (formal)
দূরগুলার, দূরগুলোর
durgular (colloquial), durgulor (formal)
locative দূরটাতে / দূরটায়, দূরটিতে
durṭate / durṭay (colloquial), durṭite (formal)
দূরগুলাতে / দূরগুলায়, দূরগুলোতে
durgulate / durgulay (colloquial), durgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Adjective

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দূর (dur) (comparative আরও দূর, superlative সবচেয়ে দূর)

  1. distant, far
  2. far-reaching, far in the future
  3. long, extensive
  4. driven out
    দূর করাdur korato drive out, expel, relieve

Derived terms

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Interjection

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দূর (dur)

  1. dang it, fie; alternative form of ধুর (dhur)

References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “দূর”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, দূর, Government of Bangladesh