दिन

See also: दिनु

Awadhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिन (diná).

Noun

दिन (din)

1. day

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दिन (diná), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dyew-.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪn/, [d̪ɪ̃n]

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Noun

दिन • (din) m (Urdu spelling دن)

1. day (period from one midnight to the next)

   Synonym: दिवस (divas)

   अक्तूबर में ३१ दिन होते हैं।

   aktūbar mẽ 31 din hote ha͠i.

   There are 31 days in October.

   आज क्या दिन है? ― āj kyā din hai? ― What day is it today?

2. day (any period of twenty-four hours)

   Synonyms: रोज़ (roz), दिवस (divas), यौम (yaum)

   ढाई दिन ― ḍhāī din ― two-and-a-half days

3. day, daytime (period between sunrise and sunset)

   Antonym: रात (rāt)

4. (figuratively) time

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	दिन din	दिन din
oblique	दिन din	दिनों dinõ
vocative	दिन din	दिनो dino

Declension of दिन (masc cons-stem)

See also

• (units of time) समय के मात्रक (samay ke mātrak); बरस (baras, “year”) / साल (sāl, “year”), मास (mās, “month”) / महीना (mahīnā, “month”), सप्ताह (saptāh, “week”), दिन (din, “day”), घंटा (ghaṇṭā, “hour”), मिनट (minaṭ, “minute”), सैकंड (saikaṇḍ, “second”)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दिन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिन (dina)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪in/, [d̪iːn]

Noun

दिन • (din) m

1. (less common, often poetic) day

   Synonym: दिवस (divas)

See also

• (days of the week) वार (vār); सोमवार (somvār), मंगळवार (maṅgaḷvār), बुधवार (budhvār), गुरुवार (guruvār), शुक्रवार (śukravār), शनिवार (śanivār), रविवार (ravivār) ^{(Category: mr:Days of the week)}

Middle Gujarati

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिन (dina).

Noun

दिन (transliteration needed) m

1. day
   • 1782, मतिसार, शालिभद्रचरित :

     शालभद्र एकेक स्त्री दिनप्रतै तेजै छै

     Śālabhādra gives up one wife per day

Nepali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit दिन (dina, “day”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪in]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दिन्

Noun

दिन • (din)

1. day
2. date
3. time, opportunity

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪inʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दिन

Verb

दिन • (dina)

1. Inflected form of दिनु [dinu].

References

• “दिन”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “दिन”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• dina (Latin script)
• 𑀤𑀺𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• দিন (Bengali script)
• දින (Sinhalese script)
• ဒိန or ၻိၼ (Burmese script)
• ทิน or ทินะ (Thai script)
• ᨴᩥᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ທິນ or ທິນະ (Lao script)
• ទិន (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄨𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

दिन n

1. Devanagari script form of dina (“day”)

Declension

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	दिनं (dinaṃ)	दिनानि (dināni)
Accusative (second)	दिनं (dinaṃ)	दिनानि (dināni)
Instrumental (third)	दिनेन (dinena)	दिनेहि (dinehi) or दिनेभि (dinebhi)
Dative (fourth)	दिनस्स (dinassa) or दिनाय (dināya) or दिनत्थं (dinatthaṃ)	दिनानं (dinānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	दिनस्मा (dinasmā) or दिनम्हा (dinamhā) or दिना (dinā)	दिनेहि (dinehi) or दिनेभि (dinebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	दिनस्स (dinassa)	दिनानं (dinānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	दिनस्मिं (dinasmiṃ) or दिनम्हि (dinamhi) or दिने (dine)	दिनेसु (dinesu)
Vocative (calling)	दिन (dina)	दिनानि (dināni)

Declension table of "दिन" (neuter)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দিন (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬶᬦ (Balinese script)
• দিন (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰰𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀺𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဒိန (Burmese script)
• દિન (Gujarati script)
• ਦਿਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑌿𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦶꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂱𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ದಿನ (Kannada script)
• ទិន (Khmer script)
• ທິນ (Lao script)
• ദിന (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘱𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠢᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧒𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐶𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଦିନ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢶꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆴𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖰𑖡 (Siddham script)
• දින (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩑𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚮𑚝 (Takri script)
• தி³ந (Tamil script)
• దిన (Telugu script)
• ทิน (Thai script)
• དི་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒱𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨁𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dinám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dinám, from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“to shine”). Cognate to the root *déy-no-, whence Lithuanian diena, Proto-Slavic *dьnь (whence Russian день (denʹ), Bulgarian ден (den), Macedonian ден (den), Old Church Slavonic дьнь (dĭnĭ)). Other cognates include Old Armenian տիւ (tiw, “daytime”), Latin diēs (“day”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dí.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪i.n̪ɐ/

Noun

दिन • (dína) stem, m or n

1. day

   Synonym: दिवस (divasa)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दिन (dína)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दिनः dínaḥ	दिनौ / दिना¹ dínau / dínā¹	दिनाः / दिनासः¹ dínāḥ / dínāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दिन dína	दिनौ / दिना¹ dínau / dínā¹	दिनाः / दिनासः¹ dínāḥ / dínāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दिनम् dínam	दिनौ / दिना¹ dínau / dínā¹	दिनान् dínān
Instrumental	दिनेन dínena	दिनाभ्याम् dínābhyām	दिनैः / दिनेभिः¹ dínaiḥ / dínebhiḥ¹
Dative	दिनाय dínāya	दिनाभ्याम् dínābhyām	दिनेभ्यः dínebhyaḥ
Ablative	दिनात् dínāt	दिनाभ्याम् dínābhyām	दिनेभ्यः dínebhyaḥ
Genitive	दिनस्य dínasya	दिनयोः dínayoḥ	दिनानाम् dínānām
Locative	दिने díne	दिनयोः dínayoḥ	दिनेषु díneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of दिन (dína)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दिनम् dínam	दिने díne	दिनानि / दिना¹ dínāni / dínā¹
Vocative	दिन dína	दिने díne	दिनानि / दिना¹ dínāni / dínā¹
Accusative	दिनम् dínam	दिने díne	दिनानि / दिना¹ dínāni / dínā¹
Instrumental	दिनेन dínena	दिनाभ्याम् dínābhyām	दिनैः / दिनेभिः¹ dínaiḥ / dínebhiḥ¹
Dative	दिनाय dínāya	दिनाभ्याम् dínābhyām	दिनेभ्यः dínebhyaḥ
Ablative	दिनात् dínāt	दिनाभ्याम् dínābhyām	दिनेभ्यः dínebhyaḥ
Genitive	दिनस्य dínasya	दिनयोः dínayoḥ	दिनानाम् dínānām
Locative	दिने díne	दिनयोः dínayoḥ	दिनेषु díneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• गतदिन (gatadina, “yesterday”)
• जन्मदिन (janmadina, “a birthday”)

Descendants

• Awadhi: दिन (din)
• Gujarati: દિન (din)
• Hindi: दिन (din)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀤𑀺𑀦 (dina)
  • Assamese: দিন (din)
  • Bengali: দিন (din)
  • Chakma: 𑄘𑄨𑄚𑄴 (din)
  • Odia: ଦିନ (dina)
  • Rohingya: din
  • Sylheti: ꠖꠤꠘ (din)
• Marathi: दिन (din)
• Nepali: दिन (dina)
• Punjabi: ਦਿਨ (din)
• → Old Javanese: dina
  • Javanese: ꦢꦶꦤ (dina), ꦫꦶꦤ (rina), ꦢꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (dinten), ꦫꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (rinten)
  • → Balinese: ᬤᬶᬦ (dina)
• → Kannada: ದಿನ (dina)
• → Malayalam: ദിനം (dinaṁ)
• → Tamil: தினம் (tiṉam)
• → Telugu: దినము (dinamu)
• → Tulu: ದಿನ (dina)

Etymology 2

From the root दो (do).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /di.nɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪i.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

दिन • (diná) stem

1. cut, divided, mown
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दिन (diná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दिनः dináḥ	दिनौ / दिना¹ dinaú / dinā́¹	दिनाः / दिनासः¹ dinā́ḥ / dinā́saḥ¹
Vocative	दिन dína	दिनौ / दिना¹ dínau / dínā¹	दिनाः / दिनासः¹ dínāḥ / dínāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दिनम् dinám	दिनौ / दिना¹ dinaú / dinā́¹	दिनान् dinā́n
Instrumental	दिनेन dinéna	दिनाभ्याम् dinā́bhyām	दिनैः / दिनेभिः¹ dinaíḥ / dinébhiḥ¹
Dative	दिनाय dinā́ya	दिनाभ्याम् dinā́bhyām	दिनेभ्यः dinébhyaḥ
Ablative	दिनात् dinā́t	दिनाभ्याम् dinā́bhyām	दिनेभ्यः dinébhyaḥ
Genitive	दिनस्य dinásya	दिनयोः dináyoḥ	दिनानाम् dinā́nām
Locative	दिने diné	दिनयोः dináyoḥ	दिनेषु dinéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of दिना (dinā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दिना dinā́	दिने diné	दिनाः dinā́ḥ
Vocative	दिने díne	दिने díne	दिनाः dínāḥ
Accusative	दिनाम् dinā́m	दिने diné	दिनाः dinā́ḥ
Instrumental	दिनया / दिना¹ dináyā / dinā́¹	दिनाभ्याम् dinā́bhyām	दिनाभिः dinā́bhiḥ
Dative	दिनायै dinā́yai	दिनाभ्याम् dinā́bhyām	दिनाभ्यः dinā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	दिनायाः / दिनायै² dinā́yāḥ / dinā́yai²	दिनाभ्याम् dinā́bhyām	दिनाभ्यः dinā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	दिनायाः / दिनायै² dinā́yāḥ / dinā́yai²	दिनयोः dináyoḥ	दिनानाम् dinā́nām
Locative	दिनायाम् dinā́yām	दिनयोः dináyoḥ	दिनासु dinā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of दिन (diná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दिनम् dinám	दिने diné	दिनानि / दिना¹ dinā́ni / dinā́¹
Vocative	दिन dína	दिने díne	दिनानि / दिना¹ dínāni / dínā¹
Accusative	दिनम् dinám	दिने diné	दिनानि / दिना¹ dinā́ni / dinā́¹
Instrumental	दिनेन dinéna	दिनाभ्याम् dinā́bhyām	दिनैः / दिनेभिः¹ dinaíḥ / dinébhiḥ¹
Dative	दिनाय dinā́ya	दिनाभ्याम् dinā́bhyām	दिनेभ्यः dinébhyaḥ
Ablative	दिनात् dinā́t	दिनाभ्याम् dinā́bhyām	दिनेभ्यः dinébhyaḥ
Genitive	दिनस्य dinásya	दिनयोः dináyoḥ	दिनानाम् dinā́nām
Locative	दिने diné	दिनयोः dináyoḥ	दिनेषु dinéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “दिन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 478/1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 726
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 41