दुवा
Marathi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪u.ʋa/
- Hyphenation: दु‧वा
- Rhymes: -a
Etymology 1
From दोन (don), from Sanskrit द्व (dva).
Noun
दुवा • (duvā) m
- link
- दोघांमध्ये कोणताही दुवा नाही आहे
- doghāmmadhye koṇtāhī duvā nāhī āhe
- There is no link between the two
- a deuce (in cards or dice)
- (rare) a double link or certain ornaments (in the form of the letter ∞)
Declension
| Declension of दुवा (masc ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
दुवा duvā | ||
| direct plural |
दुवे duve | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
दुवा duvā |
दुवे duve | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
दुव्या duvyā |
दुव्यां- duvyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
दुव्याला duvyālā |
दुव्यांना duvyānnā | |
| ergative | दुव्याने, दुव्यानं duvyāne, duvyāna |
दुव्यांनी duvyānnī | |
| instrumental | दुव्याशी duvyāśī |
दुव्यांशी duvyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
दुव्यात duvyāt |
दुव्यांत duvyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
दुव्या duvyā |
दुव्यांनो duvyānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of दुवा (masc ā-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
दुव्याचा duvyāċā |
दुव्याचे duvyāċe |
दुव्याची duvyācī |
दुव्याच्या duvyācā |
दुव्याचे, दुव्याचं duvyāċe, duvyāċa |
दुव्याची duvyācī |
दुव्याच्या duvyācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
दुव्यांचा duvyānċā |
दुव्यांचे duvyānċe |
दुव्यांची duvyāñcī |
दुव्यांच्या duvyāncā |
दुव्यांचे, दुव्यांचं duvyānċe, duvyānċa |
दुव्यांची duvyāñcī |
दुव्यांच्या duvyāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian دعا (du'ā), ultimately from Arabic دُعَاء (duʕāʔ). Compare with Hindi दुआ (duā).
Noun
दुवा • (duvā) f (chiefly Islam)
- prayer, wish
- Synonym: प्रार्थना (prārthanā) (standard)
- blessing
- Synonym: आशीर्वाद (āśīrvād) (standard)
Declension
| Declension of दुवा (fem ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
दुवा duvā | ||
| direct plural |
दुवा duvā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
दुवा duvā |
दुवा duvā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
दुवे duve |
दुवां- duvān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
दुवेला duvelā |
दुवांना duvānnā | |
| ergative | दुवेने, दुवेनं duvene, duvena |
दुवांनी duvānnī | |
| instrumental | दुवेशी duveśī |
दुवांशी duvānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
दुवेत duvet |
दुवांत duvāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
दुवे duve |
दुवांनो duvānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of दुवा (fem ā-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
दुवेचा duveċā |
दुवेचे duveċe |
दुवेची duvecī |
दुवेच्या duvecā |
दुवेचे, दुवेचं duveċe, duveċa |
दुवेची duvecī |
दुवेच्या duvecā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
दुवांचा duvānċā |
दुवांचे duvānċe |
दुवांची duvāñcī |
दुवांच्या duvāncā |
दुवांचे, दुवांचं duvānċe, duvānċa |
दुवांची duvāñcī |
दुवांच्या duvāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “दुवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दुवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press