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): /ɖiː.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

डीन • (ḍīna) stem

1. flown up, flying

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of डीन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	डीनः (ḍīnaḥ)	डीनौ (ḍīnau) डीना¹ (ḍīnā¹)	डीनाः (ḍīnāḥ) डीनासः¹ (ḍīnāsaḥ¹)
vocative	डीन (ḍīna)	डीनौ (ḍīnau) डीना¹ (ḍīnā¹)	डीनाः (ḍīnāḥ) डीनासः¹ (ḍīnāsaḥ¹)
accusative	डीनम् (ḍīnam)	डीनौ (ḍīnau) डीना¹ (ḍīnā¹)	डीनान् (ḍīnān)
instrumental	डीनेन (ḍīnena)	डीनाभ्याम् (ḍīnābhyām)	डीनैः (ḍīnaiḥ) डीनेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of डीना

	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 (ḍīnayā) डीना¹ (ḍīnā¹)	डीनाभ्याम् (ḍīnābhyām)	डीनाभिः (ḍīnābhiḥ)
dative	डीनायै (ḍīnāyai)	डीनाभ्याम् (ḍīnābhyām)	डीनाभ्यः (ḍīnābhyaḥ)
ablative	डीनायाः (ḍīnāyāḥ) डीनायै² (ḍīnāyai²)	डीनाभ्याम् (ḍīnābhyām)	डीनाभ्यः (ḍīnābhyaḥ)
genitive	डीनायाः (ḍīnāyāḥ) डीनायै² (ḍīnāyai²)	डीनयोः (ḍīnayoḥ)	डीनानाम् (ḍīnānām)
locative	डीनायाम् (ḍīnāyām)	डीनयोः (ḍīnayoḥ)	डीनासु (ḍīnāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of डीन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	डीनम् (ḍīnam)	डीने (ḍīne)	डीनानि (ḍīnāni) डीना¹ (ḍīnā¹)
vocative	डीन (ḍīna)	डीने (ḍīne)	डीनानि (ḍīnāni) डीना¹ (ḍīnā¹)
accusative	डीनम् (ḍīnam)	डीने (ḍīne)	डीनानि (ḍīnāni) डीना¹ (ḍīnā¹)
instrumental	डीनेन (ḍīnena)	डीनाभ्याम् (ḍīnābhyām)	डीनैः (ḍīnaiḥ) डीनेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

डीन • (ḍīna) stem, n

1. flight (especially of a bird)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of डीन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	डीनम् (ḍīnam)	डीने (ḍīne)	डीनानि (ḍīnāni) डीना¹ (ḍīnā¹)
vocative	डीन (ḍīna)	डीने (ḍīne)	डीनानि (ḍīnāni) डीना¹ (ḍīnā¹)
accusative	डीनम् (ḍīnam)	डीने (ḍīne)	डीनानि (ḍīnāni) डीना¹ (ḍīnā¹)
instrumental	डीनेन (ḍīnena)	डीनाभ्याम् (ḍīnābhyām)	डीनैः (ḍīnaiḥ) डीनेभिः¹ (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)

• 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