डीन

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɖiːn/, [ɖĩːn]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English dean.

Noun

डीन • (ḍīn) m

1. a dean

Declension

Declension of डीन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डीन ḍīn	डीन ḍīn
oblique	डीन ḍīn	डीनों ḍīnõ
vocative	डीन ḍīn	डीनो ḍīno

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit डीन (ḍīna).

Noun

डीन • (ḍīn) m

1. (rare, formal) flight (especially of a bird)

Declension

Declension of डीन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डीन ḍīn	डीन ḍīn
oblique	डीन ḍīn	डीनों ḍīnõ
vocative	डीन ḍīn	डीनो ḍīno

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “डीन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ডীন (Assamese script)
• ᬟᬷᬦ (Balinese script)
• ডীন (Bengali script)
• 𑰚𑰱𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀟𑀻𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဍီန (Burmese script)
• ડીન (Gujarati script)
• ਡੀਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌡𑍀𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦝꦷꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂙𑂲𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಡೀನ (Kannada script)
• ឌីន (Khmer script)
• ຑີນ (Lao script)
• ഡീന (Malayalam script)
• ᡷᡳᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘚𑘲𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢎᠢᠢᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦺𑧓𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐜𑐷𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଡୀନ (Odia script)
• ꢞꢷꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆝𑆵𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖚𑖱𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ඩීන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩨𑩑𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚖𑚯𑚝 (Takri script)
• டீ³ந (Tamil script)
• డీన (Telugu script)
• ฑีน (Thai script)
• ཌཱི་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒛𑒲𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨖𑨁𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From डी (ḍī, “to fly”, root) +‎ -न (-na, “-ed”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɖiː.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɖiː.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

डीन • (ḍīna) stem

1. flown up, flying

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of डीन (ḍīna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	डीनः ḍīnaḥ	डीनौ / डीना¹ ḍīnau / ḍīnā¹	डीनाः / डीनासः¹ ḍīnāḥ / ḍīnāsaḥ¹
Vocative	डीन ḍīna	डीनौ / डीना¹ ḍīnau / ḍīnā¹	डीनाः / डीनासः¹ ḍīnāḥ / ḍīnāsaḥ¹
Accusative	डीनम् ḍīnam	डीनौ / डीना¹ ḍīnau / ḍīnā¹	डीनान् ḍīnān
Instrumental	डीनेन ḍīnena	डीनाभ्याम् ḍīnābhyām	डीनैः / डीनेभिः¹ ḍīnaiḥ / ḍīnebhiḥ¹
Dative	डीनाय ḍīnāya	डीनाभ्याम् ḍīnābhyām	डीनेभ्यः ḍīnebhyaḥ
Ablative	डीनात् ḍīnāt	डीनाभ्याम् ḍīnābhyām	डीनेभ्यः ḍīnebhyaḥ
Genitive	डीनस्य ḍīnasya	डीनयोः ḍīnayoḥ	डीनानाम् ḍīnānām
Locative	डीने ḍīne	डीनयोः ḍīnayoḥ	डीनेषु ḍīneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of डीना (ḍīnā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	डीना ḍīnā	डीने ḍīne	डीनाः ḍīnāḥ
Vocative	डीने ḍīne	डीने ḍīne	डीनाः ḍīnāḥ
Accusative	डीनाम् ḍīnām	डीने ḍīne	डीनाः ḍīnāḥ
Instrumental	डीनया / डीना¹ ḍīnayā / ḍīnā¹	डीनाभ्याम् ḍīnābhyām	डीनाभिः ḍīnābhiḥ
Dative	डीनायै ḍīnāyai	डीनाभ्याम् ḍīnābhyām	डीनाभ्यः ḍīnābhyaḥ
Ablative	डीनायाः / डीनायै² ḍīnāyāḥ / ḍīnāyai²	डीनाभ्याम् ḍīnābhyām	डीनाभ्यः ḍīnābhyaḥ
Genitive	डीनायाः / डीनायै² ḍīnāyāḥ / ḍīnāyai²	डीनयोः ḍīnayoḥ	डीनानाम् ḍīnānām
Locative	डीनायाम् ḍīnāyām	डीनयोः ḍīnayoḥ	डीनासु ḍīnāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of डीन (ḍīna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	डीनम् ḍīnam	डीने ḍīne	डीनानि / डीना¹ ḍīnāni / ḍīnā¹
Vocative	डीन ḍīna	डीने ḍīne	डीनानि / डीना¹ ḍīnāni / ḍīnā¹
Accusative	डीनम् ḍīnam	डीने ḍīne	डीनानि / डीना¹ ḍīnāni / ḍīnā¹
Instrumental	डीनेन ḍīnena	डीनाभ्याम् ḍīnābhyām	डीनैः / डीनेभिः¹ ḍīnaiḥ / ḍīnebhiḥ¹
Dative	डीनाय ḍīnāya	डीनाभ्याम् ḍīnābhyām	डीनेभ्यः ḍīnebhyaḥ
Ablative	डीनात् ḍīnāt	डीनाभ्याम् ḍīnābhyām	डीनेभ्यः ḍīnebhyaḥ
Genitive	डीनस्य ḍīnasya	डीनयोः ḍīnayoḥ	डीनानाम् ḍīnānām
Locative	डीने ḍīne	डीनयोः ḍīnayoḥ	डीनेषु ḍīneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

डीन • (ḍīna) stem, n

1. flight (especially of a bird)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of डीन (ḍīna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	डीनम् ḍīnam	डीने ḍīne	डीनानि / डीना¹ ḍīnāni / ḍīnā¹
Vocative	डीन ḍīna	डीने ḍīne	डीनानि / डीना¹ ḍīnāni / ḍīnā¹
Accusative	डीनम् ḍīnam	डीने ḍīne	डीनानि / डीना¹ ḍīnāni / ḍīnā¹
Instrumental	डीनेन ḍīnena	डीनाभ्याम् ḍīnābhyām	डीनैः / डीनेभिः¹ ḍīnaiḥ / ḍīnebhiḥ¹
Dative	डीनाय ḍīnāya	डीनाभ्याम् ḍīnābhyām	डीनेभ्यः ḍīnebhyaḥ
Ablative	डीनात् ḍīnāt	डीनाभ्याम् ḍīnābhyām	डीनेभ्यः ḍīnebhyaḥ
Genitive	डीनस्य ḍīnasya	डीनयोः ḍīnayoḥ	डीनानाम् ḍīnānām
Locative	डीने ḍīne	डीनयोः ḍīnayoḥ	डीनेषु ḍīneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “डीन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 430, column 3.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “डीन”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan