दिन

See also: दिनु

Awadhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिन (diná).

Noun

दिन (din)

day

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi दिन (dina), from Prakrit दिण (diṇa), from Sanskrit दिन (dina), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dinám, from Proto-Indo-European *di-nó- (“day”), from the root *dyew- (“to shine”). Cognate with Bengali দিন (din), Nepali दिन (dina), and more distantly with Russian день (denʹ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪn/, [d̪ɪ̃n]
Audio: (file)

Noun

दिन • (din) m (Urdu spelling دن)

day (period from one midnight to the next)
Synonym: दिवस (divas)

अक्तूबर में ३१ दिन होते हैं।
aktūbar mẽ 31 din hote ha͠i.
There are 31 days in October.

आज क्या दिन है? ― āj kyā din hai? ― What day is it today?
day (any period of twenty-four hours)
Synonyms: रोज़ (roz), दिवस (divas), यौम (yaum)

ढाई दिन ― ḍhāī din ― two-and-a-half days
day, daytime (period between sunrise and sunset)
Antonym: रात (rāt)
(figuratively) time

Declension

Declension of *दिन* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	दिन din	दिन din
oblique	दिन din	दिनों dinõ
vocative	दिन din	दिनो dino

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दिन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिन (dina)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪in/, [d̪iːn]

Noun

दिन • (din) m

(less common, often poetic) day
Synonym: दिवस (divas)

Middle Gujarati

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिन (dina).

Noun

दिन (transliteration needed) m

day
- 1782, मतिसार, शालिभद्रचरित:
  शालभद्र एकेक स्त्री दिनप्रतै तेजै छै
  Śālabhādra gives up one wife per day

Nepali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit दिन (dina, “day”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d̪in]
Phonetic Devanagari: दिन्

Noun

दिन • (din)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d̪inʌ]
Phonetic Devanagari: दिन

Verb

दिन • (dina)

form of दिनु (dinu).

References

“दिन”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “दिन”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

dina (Latin script)
𑀤𑀺𑀦 (Brahmi script)
দিন (Bengali script)
දින (Sinhalese script)
ဒိန or ၻိၼ (Burmese script)
ทิน or ทินะ (Thai script)
ᨴᩥᨶ (Tai Tham script)
ທິນ or ທິນະ (Lao script)
ទិន (Khmer script)
𑄘𑄨𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

दिन n

Devanagari script form of dina (“day”)

Declension

Declension table of "दिन" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	दिनं (dinaṃ)	दिनानि (dināni)
Accusative (second)	दिनं (dinaṃ)	दिनानि (dināni)
Instrumental (third)	दिनेन (dinena)	दिनेहि (dinehi) or दिनेभि (dinebhi)
Dative (fourth)	दिनस्स (dinassa) or दिनाय (dināya) or दिनत्थं (dinatthaṃ)	दिनानं (dinānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	दिनस्मा (dinasmā) or दिनम्हा (dinamhā) or दिना (dinā)	दिनेहि (dinehi) or दिनेभि (dinebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	दिनस्स (dinassa)	दिनानं (dinānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	दिनस्मिं (dinasmiṃ) or दिनम्हि (dinamhi) or दिने (dine)	दिनेसु (dinesu)
Vocative (calling)	दिन (dina)	दिनानि (dināni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

দিন (Assamese script)
ᬤᬶᬦ (Balinese script)
দিন (Bengali script)
𑰟𑰰𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀤𑀺𑀦 (Brahmi script)
ဒိန (Burmese script)
દિન (Gujarati script)
ਦਿਨ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌦𑌿𑌨 (Grantha script)
ꦢꦶꦤ (Javanese script)
𑂠𑂱𑂢 (Kaithi script)
ದಿನ (Kannada script)
ទិន (Khmer script)
ທິນ (Lao script)
ദിന (Malayalam script)
ᡩᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘟𑘱𑘡 (Modi script)
ᢑᠢᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦿𑧒𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐡𑐶𑐣 (Newa script)
ଦିନ (Odia script)
ꢣꢶꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆢𑆴𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖟𑖰𑖡 (Siddham script)
දින (Sinhalese script)
𑩭𑩑𑩯 (Soyombo script)
𑚛𑚮𑚝 (Takri script)
தி³ந (Tamil script)
దిన (Telugu script)
ทิน (Thai script)
དི་ན (Tibetan script)
𑒠𑒱𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
𑨛𑨁𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dinám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dinám, from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“to shine”). Cognate to the root *déy-no-, whence Lithuanian diena, Proto-Slavic *dьnь (whence Russian день (denʹ), Bulgarian ден (den), Macedonian ден (den), Old Church Slavonic дьнь (dĭnĭ)). Other cognates include Old Armenian տիւ (tiw, “daytime”), Latin diēs (“day”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /dí.nɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪i.n̪ɐ/

Noun

दिन • (dína) stem, m or n

day
Synonym: दिवस (divasa)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दिन
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दिनः (dínaḥ)	दिनौ (dínau) दिना¹ (dínā¹)	दिनाः (dínāḥ) दिनासः¹ (dínāsaḥ¹)
accusative	दिनम् (dínam)	दिनौ (dínau) दिना¹ (dínā¹)	दिनान् (dínān)
instrumental	दिनेन (dínena)	दिनाभ्याम् (dínābhyām)	दिनैः (dínaiḥ) दिनेभिः¹ (dínebhiḥ¹)
dative	दिनाय (dínāya)	दिनाभ्याम् (dínābhyām)	दिनेभ्यः (dínebhyaḥ)
ablative	दिनात् (dínāt)	दिनाभ्याम् (dínābhyām)	दिनेभ्यः (dínebhyaḥ)
genitive	दिनस्य (dínasya)	दिनयोः (dínayoḥ)	दिनानाम् (dínānām)
locative	दिने (díne)	दिनयोः (dínayoḥ)	दिनेषु (díneṣu)
vocative	दिन (dína)	दिनौ (dínau) दिना¹ (dínā¹)	दिनाः (dínāḥ) दिनासः¹ (dínāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of दिन
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दिनम् (dínam)	दिने (díne)	दिनानि (dínāni) दिना¹ (dínā¹)
accusative	दिनम् (dínam)	दिने (díne)	दिनानि (dínāni) दिना¹ (dínā¹)
instrumental	दिनेन (dínena)	दिनाभ्याम् (dínābhyām)	दिनैः (dínaiḥ) दिनेभिः¹ (dínebhiḥ¹)
dative	दिनाय (dínāya)	दिनाभ्याम् (dínābhyām)	दिनेभ्यः (dínebhyaḥ)
ablative	दिनात् (dínāt)	दिनाभ्याम् (dínābhyām)	दिनेभ्यः (dínebhyaḥ)
genitive	दिनस्य (dínasya)	दिनयोः (dínayoḥ)	दिनानाम् (dínānām)
locative	दिने (díne)	दिनयोः (dínayoḥ)	दिनेषु (díneṣu)
vocative	दिन (dína)	दिने (díne)	दिनानि (dínāni) दिना¹ (dínā¹)

¹Vedic

Derived terms

गतदिन (gatadina, “yesterday”)
जन्मदिन (janmadina, “a birthday”)

Descendants

Pali: दिन (dina)
Prakrit: दिण (diṇa)
- Central Indo-Aryan:
  - Old Hindi: दिन (dina)
    - Hindi: दिन (din)
    - Urdu: دِن (din)
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  - Assamese: দিন (din)
  - Bengali: দিন (din)
  - Chakma: 𑄘𑄨𑄚𑄴 (din)
  - Odia: ଦିନ (dina)
  - Rohingya: din
  - Sylheti: ꠖꠤꠘ (din)
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
  - Nepali: दिन (dina)
→ Awadhi: दिन (din)
→ Gujarati: દિન (din)
→ Marathi: दिन (din)
→ Punjabi: ਦਿਨ (din)
→ Old Javanese: dina
- Javanese: ꦢꦶꦤ (dina), ꦫꦶꦤ (rina), ꦢꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (dinten), ꦫꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (rinten)
- → Balinese: ᬤᬶᬦ (dina)
→ Kannada: ದಿನ (dina)
→ Malayalam: ദിനം (dinaṁ)
→ Tamil: தினம் (tiṉam)
→ Telugu: దినము (dinamu)
→ Tulu: ದಿನ (dina)

Etymology 2

From the root दो (do).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /di.nɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪i.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

दिन • (diná) stem

cut, divided, mown
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दिन
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दिनः (dináḥ)	दिनौ (dinaú) दिना¹ (dinā́¹)	दिनाः (dinā́ḥ) दिनासः¹ (dinā́saḥ¹)
accusative	दिनम् (dinám)	दिनौ (dinaú) दिना¹ (dinā́¹)	दिनान् (dinā́n)
instrumental	दिनेन (dinéna)	दिनाभ्याम् (dinā́bhyām)	दिनैः (dinaíḥ) दिनेभिः¹ (dinébhiḥ¹)
dative	दिनाय (dinā́ya)	दिनाभ्याम् (dinā́bhyām)	दिनेभ्यः (dinébhyaḥ)
ablative	दिनात् (dinā́t)	दिनाभ्याम् (dinā́bhyām)	दिनेभ्यः (dinébhyaḥ)
genitive	दिनस्य (dinásya)	दिनयोः (dináyoḥ)	दिनानाम् (dinā́nām)
locative	दिने (diné)	दिनयोः (dináyoḥ)	दिनेषु (dinéṣu)
vocative	दिन (dína)	दिनौ (dínau) दिना¹ (dínā¹)	दिनाः (dínāḥ) दिनासः¹ (dínāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of दिना
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दिना (dinā́)	दिने (diné)	दिनाः (dinā́ḥ)
accusative	दिनाम् (dinā́m)	दिने (diné)	दिनाः (dinā́ḥ)
instrumental	दिनया (dináyā) दिना¹ (dinā́¹)	दिनाभ्याम् (dinā́bhyām)	दिनाभिः (dinā́bhiḥ)
dative	दिनायै (dinā́yai)	दिनाभ्याम् (dinā́bhyām)	दिनाभ्यः (dinā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	दिनायाः (dinā́yāḥ) दिनायै² (dinā́yai²)	दिनाभ्याम् (dinā́bhyām)	दिनाभ्यः (dinā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	दिनायाः (dinā́yāḥ) दिनायै² (dinā́yai²)	दिनयोः (dináyoḥ)	दिनानाम् (dinā́nām)
locative	दिनायाम् (dinā́yām)	दिनयोः (dináyoḥ)	दिनासु (dinā́su)
vocative	दिने (díne)	दिने (díne)	दिनाः (dínāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of दिन
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दिनम् (dinám)	दिने (diné)	दिनानि (dinā́ni) दिना¹ (dinā́¹)
accusative	दिनम् (dinám)	दिने (diné)	दिनानि (dinā́ni) दिना¹ (dinā́¹)
instrumental	दिनेन (dinéna)	दिनाभ्याम् (dinā́bhyām)	दिनैः (dinaíḥ) दिनेभिः¹ (dinébhiḥ¹)
dative	दिनाय (dinā́ya)	दिनाभ्याम् (dinā́bhyām)	दिनेभ्यः (dinébhyaḥ)
ablative	दिनात् (dinā́t)	दिनाभ्याम् (dinā́bhyām)	दिनेभ्यः (dinébhyaḥ)
genitive	दिनस्य (dinásya)	दिनयोः (dináyoḥ)	दिनानाम् (dinā́nām)
locative	दिने (diné)	दिनयोः (dináyoḥ)	दिनेषु (dinéṣu)
vocative	दिन (dína)	दिने (díne)	दिनानि (dínāni) दिना¹ (dínā¹)

¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “दिन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 478/1.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 726
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎^[3] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 41