دٟتھ

Kashmiri

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दूत (dūta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɨːtʰ]

Noun

دٟتھ • (dǖth) m (Devanagari दॗथ, Sharada 𑆢𑆷𑆡𑇀)

1. messenger; emissary; envoy; delegate
2. (religion) messenger, apostle, agent
   1. (Islam) a prophet who is sent by God with a mission (precise definitions vary)
   2. (Christianity) an apostle (leading disciple of Jesus)
   3. (Hinduism) an agent or messenger of a god or goddess
3. angel

References

• S. K. Toshakhani, J. Lal Kaul, Mohiuddin Hajni, Prithvi Nath Pushp, Akhtar Mohiuddin (1968-1980) Kashir Dictionary Vol 3‎^[1] (in Kashmiri), volume 3, Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, page 254
• Grierson, George Abraham (1932) “दू॑थ्”, in A dictionary of the Kashmiri language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 258