দুপুর

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali দুইপর (duipor), from Sanskrit द्विप्रहर (dviprahara, noon, literally second part of day)‌, from द्वि (dvi, two) +‎ प्रहर (prahara, part of day). Cognate to Hindi दोपहर (dophar), Punjabi ਦੁਪਹਿਰ (duphir).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪upuɾ/, [ˈd̪upuɾ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪upuɹ/, [ˈd̪upuɹ]
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Noun

দুপুর • (dupur)

  1. noon, midday

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative দুপুর (dupur)
objective দুপুর / দুপুরকে (dupur (semantically general or indefinite) / dupurke (semantically definite))
genitive দুপুরের (dupurer)
locative দুপুরে (dupure)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative দুপুরটা , দুপুরটি (dupurṭa (colloquial), dupurṭi (formal)) দুপুরগুলা, দুপুরগুলো (dupurgula (colloquial), dupurgulo (formal))
objective দুপুরটা, দুপুরটি (dupurṭa (colloquial), dupurṭi (formal)) দুপুরগুলা, দুপুরগুলো (dupurgula (colloquial), dupurgulo (formal))
genitive দুপুরটার, দুপুরটির (dupurṭar (colloquial), dupurṭir (formal)) দুপুরগুলার, দুপুরগুলোর (dupurgular (colloquial), dupurgulor (formal))
locative দুপুরটাতে / দুপুরটায়, দুপুরটিতে (dupurṭate / dupurṭay (colloquial), dupurṭite (formal)) দুপুরগুলাতে / দুপুরগুলায়, দুপুরগুলোতে (dupurgulate / dupurgulay (colloquial), dupurgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).