दोगुना

Hindi

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Cardinal: दो (do)     Ordinal: दूसरा (dūsrā), दूजा (dūjā), द्वितीय (dvitīya)     Adverbial: दोबारा (dobārā), दुबारा (dubārā)     Multiplier: दोगुना (dogunā), दुगना (dugnā), दोहरा (dohrā)     Collective: दोनों (donõ)     Fractional: आधा (ādhā)

Alternative forms

• दुगना (dugnā), दुगुना (dugunā)

Etymology

From दो (do) +‎ -गुना (-gunā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪oː.ɡʊ.nɑː/, [d̪oː.ɡʊ.näː]

Adjective

दोगुना • (dogunā) (Urdu spelling دو گُنا)

1. twice, double

   Synonym: द्विगुण (dviguṇ)

Declension

Declension of दोगुना (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	दोगुना dogunā	दोगुने dogune	दोगुनी dogunī	दोगुनी dogunī
oblique	दोगुने dogune	दोगुने dogune	दोगुनी dogunī	दोगुनी dogunī
vocative	दोगुने dogune	दोगुने dogune	दोगुनी dogunī	दोगुनी dogunī

Noun

दोगुना • (dogunā) m (Urdu spelling دو گُنا)

1. double (twice the number, amount, size, etc.)

   दिल्ली का क्षेत्रफल बेंगलुरु के क्षेत्रफल का लगभग दोगुना है।

   dillī kā kṣetraphal beṅgluru ke kṣetraphal kā lagbhag dogunā hai.

   The area of Delhi is almost the double of the area of Bengaluru.

Declension

Declension of दोगुना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दोगुना dogunā	दोगुने dogune
oblique	दोगुने dogune	दोगुनों dogunõ
vocative	दोगुने dogune	दोगुनो doguno

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दोगुना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 322.
• “दोगुना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दोगुना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 502