دستانہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دستانه (dastāna). First attested as Middle Hindi دستانہ (dastāna).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪əs.t̪ɑː.nɑ(ː)/
• Hyphenation: دَس‧تا‧نَہ

Noun

دَسْتانَہ • (dastāna) m (Hindi spelling दस्ताना)

1. glove, gauntlet
2. (by extension) falconer's glove
3. bracelet, or an ornament worn on hands
4. handle of a shield

Declension

Declension of دستانہ

	singular	plural
direct	دَسْتَانَہ (dastānah)	دَسْتَانے (dastāne)
oblique	دَسْتَانے (dastāne)	دَسْتَانوں (dastānõ)
vocative	دَسْتَانے (dastāne)	دَسْتَانو (dastāno)

Further reading

• “دستانہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “دستانہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “دستانہ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.