डूबना

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Hindi verb set
डूबना (ḍūbnā)
डुबाना (ḍubānā)
डुबवाना (ḍubvānā)

Inherited from Prakrit *डुब्बइ (ḍubbaï), a metathesized variant of बुड्डइ (buḍḍaï, drowns). See there for more. Cognate with Maithili डुबब (ḍubab) / 𑒛𑒳𑒥𑒥 (ḍubaba), Nepali डुब्नु (ḍubnu), Punjabi ਡੁੱਬਣਾ (ḍubbaṇā) / ڈُبّݨا (ḍubbṇā), Gujarati ડૂબવું (ḍūbvũ), Marathi डुंबणे (ḍumbṇe), Odia ଡୁବିବା (ḍubibā), Bengali ডুবা (ḍuba), Assamese ডুবা (duba). Doublet of बूड़ना (būṛnā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɖuːb.nɑː/, [ɖuːb.näː]

Verb

डूबना • (ḍūbnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling ڈُوبْنَا)

  1. to dive, plunge
  2. to drown
  3. to set, sink
    Antonym: उगना (ugnā)
    सूरज डूबता और उगता रहता है।
    sūraj ḍūbtā aur ugtā rahtā hai.
    The sun keeps on setting and rising.
  4. to be ruined, destroyed

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