دستانہ
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دستانه (dastāna). First attested as Middle Hindi دستانہ (dastāna).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪əs.t̪ɑː.nɑ(ː)/
- Hyphenation: دَس‧تا‧نَہ
Noun
دَسْتانَہ • (dastāna) m (Hindi spelling दस्ताना)
- glove, gauntlet
- (by extension) falconer's glove
- bracelet, or an ornament worn on hands
- handle of a shield
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | دَسْتَانَہ (dastānah) | دَسْتَانے (dastāne) |
| oblique | دَسْتَانے (dastāne) | دَسْتَانوں (dastānõ) |
| vocative | دَسْتَانے (dastāne) | دَسْتَانو (dastāno) |
Further reading
- “دستانہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “دستانہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “دستانہ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.