धूलि
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धूलि (dhūli), doublet of धूल (dhūl), a tadbhava.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱuː.liː/
Noun
धूलि • (dhūli) f
- (rare) dust
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | धूलि dhūli |
धूलियाँ dhūliyā̃ |
| oblique | धूलि dhūli |
धूलियों dhūliyõ |
| vocative | धूलि dhūli |
धूलियो dhūliyo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “धूलि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धूलि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “धूलि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ধূলি (Assamese script)
- ᬥᬹᬮᬶ (Balinese script)
- ধূলি (Bengali script)
- 𑰠𑰳𑰩𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀥𑀽𑀮𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ဓူလိ (Burmese script)
- ધૂલિ (Gujarati script)
- ਧੂਲਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌧𑍂𑌲𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦣꦹꦭꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂡𑂴𑂪𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಧೂಲಿ (Kannada script)
- ធូលិ (Khmer script)
- ຘູລິ (Lao script)
- ധൂലി (Malayalam script)
- ᢡᡠᡠᠯᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘠𑘴𑘩𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠾᠤᠤᠯᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧀𑧕𑧉𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐢𑐹𑐮𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଧୂଲି (Odia script)
- ꢤꢹꢭꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆣𑆷𑆬𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖠𑖳𑖩𑖰 (Siddham script)
- ධූලි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩮𑩒𑩛𑩽𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚜𑚱𑚥𑚮 (Takri script)
- தூ⁴லி (Tamil script)
- ధూలి (Telugu script)
- ธูลิ (Thai script)
- དྷཱུ་ལི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒡𑒴𑒪𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨜𑨃𑨊𑨬𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Sanskrit धूलि (dhūli)
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰuHliṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHliš, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂lis, from *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”). Cognate with Lithuanian dúlis (“mist”) and Latin fūlīgō.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dʱuː.li/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪ʱuː.l̪i/
Noun
धूलि • (dhūli) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धूलिः (dhūliḥ) | धूली (dhūlī) | धूलयः (dhūlayaḥ) |
| accusative | धूलिम् (dhūlim) | धूली (dhūlī) | धूलीः (dhūlīḥ) |
| instrumental | धूल्या (dhūlyā) धूली¹ (dhūlī¹) |
धूलिभ्याम् (dhūlibhyām) | धूलिभिः (dhūlibhiḥ) |
| dative | धूलये (dhūlaye) धूल्यै² (dhūlyai²) धूली¹ (dhūlī¹) |
धूलिभ्याम् (dhūlibhyām) | धूलिभ्यः (dhūlibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धूलेः (dhūleḥ) धूल्याः² (dhūlyāḥ²) धूल्यै³ (dhūlyai³) |
धूलिभ्याम् (dhūlibhyām) | धूलिभ्यः (dhūlibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धूलेः (dhūleḥ) धूल्याः² (dhūlyāḥ²) धूल्यै³ (dhūlyai³) |
धूल्योः (dhūlyoḥ) | धूलीनाम् (dhūlīnām) |
| locative | धूलौ (dhūlau) धूल्याम्² (dhūlyām²) धूला¹ (dhūlā¹) |
धूल्योः (dhūlyoḥ) | धूलिषु (dhūliṣu) |
| vocative | धूले (dhūle) | धूली (dhūlī) | धूलयः (dhūlayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀥𑀽𑀮𑀻 (dhūlī)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Punjabi: ਧੂੜ (dhūṛ)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀥𑀽𑀮𑀻 (dhūlī)
- → Old Khmer: ធូលី (dhūlī)
- Khmer: ធូលី (thuulii)
- → Lao: ທຸລີ (thu lī)
- → Thai: ธุลี (tú-lii)
- → Malay: duli
- Indonesian: duli
- → Hindi: धूलि (dhūli)
- → Bengali: ধূলি (dhuli)
- →? Tamil: தூசி (tūci)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “धूलि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 518.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhūḍi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press