دھندا

Urdu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀁𑀥 (dhaṃdha), from Sanskrit धन्ध (dhandha). Cognate to Gujarati ધંધો (dhandho), Marathi धंदा (dhandā), Bengali ধাঁধা (dhãdha).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪ʱən.d̪ɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: دَھن‧دا

Noun

دَھنْدا • (dhandā) m (Hindi spelling धंधा)

  1. occupation; business; work (especially one that is dubious or immoral)
    Synonym: کام (kām)

Declension

Declension of دھندا
singular plural
direct دھندا (dhandā) دھندے (dhande)
oblique دھندے (dhande) دھندوں (dhandõ)
vocative دھندے (dhande) دھندو (dhando)

Further reading

  • “دھندا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “دھندا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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