દીનબંધુ

Gujarati

Etymology

From દીન (dīn) +‎ બંધુ (bandhu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪in.bən.d̪ʱu/
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: દીન‧બં‧ધુ

Noun

દીનબંધુ • (dīnbandhu) m

1. benefactor; philanthropist (literally, “friend of the poor”)
2. An honorary title given to Charles Freer Andrews.

Declension

Declension of દીનબંધુ
	singular	plural
nominative	દીનબંધુ (dīnbandhu)	દીનબંધુઓ (dīnbandhuo)
oblique	દીનબંધુ (dīnbandhu)	દીનબંધુઓ (dīnbandhuo)
vocative	દીનબંધુ (dīnbandhu)	દીનબંધુઓ (dīnbandhuo)
instrumental	દીનબંધુ (dīnbandhu)	દીનબંધુઓ (dīnbandhuo)
locative	દીનબંધુએ (dīnbandhue)	દીનબંધુઓએ (dīnbandhuoe)

Further reading

• Cauzim, Mirza Mohomed (1846) A Dictionary, Goojratee and English‎^[1], Bombay: Oriental Institute, page 182, column 1

• “દીનબંધુ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.