दुनिया

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Noun

दुनिया (duniyā) f (Kaithi 𑂠𑂳𑂢𑂱𑂨𑂰)

1. world

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دنیا (dunyā), from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā). Compare Bengali দুনিয়া (duniẏa), Dhivehi ދުނިޔެ (duniye), Gujarati દુનિયા (duniyā), Marathi दुनिया (duniyā), Punjabi ਦੁਨੀਆ (dunīā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊ.nɪ.jɑː/, [d̪ʊ.ni.jäː], /d̪ʊn.jɑː/, [d̪ʊ̃ɲ.jäː]

Noun

दुनिया • (duniyā) f (Urdu spelling دنیا)

1. world
2. kingdom

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	दुनिया duniyā	दुनियाँ, दुनियाएँ duniyā̃, duniyāẽ
oblique	दुनिया duniyā	दुनियों, दुनियाओं duniyõ, duniyāõ
vocative	दुनिया duniyā	दुनियो, दुनियाओ duniyo, duniyāo

Declension of दुनिया (fem iyā-stem // fem ā-stem)

See also

• जग (jag)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दुनिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Noun

दुनिया • (duniyā) f

1. world

See also

• जग (jag)