दूत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दूत (dūta).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪uːt̪/

Noun

दूत • (dūtm

  1. ambassador
  2. envoy
  3. messenger
  4. negotiator

Declension

Declension of दूत (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct दूत
dūt
दूत
dūt
oblique दूत
dūt
दूतों
dūtõ
vocative दूत
dūt
दूतो
dūto

Derived terms

References

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दूत (dūta).

Noun

दूत • (dūtam

  1. messenger

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

दूत m

  1. Devanagari script form of dūta (messenger)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *duHtás (messenger; envoy to a far off place), from Proto-Indo-European *dweh₂- (far, long). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬙𐬀 (duta), 𐬛𐬏𐬙𐬀 (dūta).

Pronunciation

Noun

दूत • (dūtá) stemm

  1. messenger, envoy
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.7.9:
      यदप्रवीता दधते ह गर्भं सद्यश्चिज्जातो भवसीदु दूतः
      yadapravītā dadhate ha garbhaṃ sadyaścijjāto bhavasīdu dūtaḥ.
      When she, yet unimpregnate, hath conceived thee, even when newly born thou art an envoy.
  2. ambassador
  3. negotiator

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दूत
singular dual plural
nominative दूतः (dūtáḥ) दूतौ (dūtaú)
दूता¹ (dūtā́¹)
दूताः (dūtā́ḥ)
दूतासः¹ (dūtā́saḥ¹)
accusative दूतम् (dūtám) दूतौ (dūtaú)
दूता¹ (dūtā́¹)
दूतान् (dūtā́n)
instrumental दूतेन (dūténa) दूताभ्याम् (dūtā́bhyām) दूतैः (dūtaíḥ)
दूतेभिः¹ (dūtébhiḥ¹)
dative दूताय (dūtā́ya) दूताभ्याम् (dūtā́bhyām) दूतेभ्यः (dūtébhyaḥ)
ablative दूतात् (dūtā́t) दूताभ्याम् (dūtā́bhyām) दूतेभ्यः (dūtébhyaḥ)
genitive दूतस्य (dūtásya) दूतयोः (dūtáyoḥ) दूतानाम् (dūtā́nām)
locative दूते (dūté) दूतयोः (dūtáyoḥ) दूतेषु (dūtéṣu)
vocative दूत (dū́ta) दूतौ (dū́tau)
दूता¹ (dū́tā¹)
दूताः (dū́tāḥ)
दूतासः¹ (dū́tāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: dūta
    • Khmer: ទូត (tuut)
    • Lao: ທູດ (thūt)
    • Thai: ทูต (tûut)
  • Kashmiri: دٟتھ (dụ̄th)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀤𑀽𑀅 (dūa)
  • Awadhi: दूत (dūt)
  • Hindi: दूत (dūt)
  • Indonesian: duta
  • Kannada: ದೂತ (dūta)
  • Malayalam: ദൂതൻ (dūtaṉ)
  • Old Gujarati: दूत (dūta)
  • Tamil: தூதுவர் (tūtuvar)
  • Telugu: దూత (dūta)