𑀤𑀽𑀅
Maharastri Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit दूत (dūtá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *duHtás, from Proto-Indo-European *dweh₂-.
Noun
𑀤𑀽𑀅 (dūa) m
- a messenger
Declension
| Declension of 𑀤𑀽𑀅 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀤𑀽𑀑 (dūo) | 𑀤𑀽𑀆 (dūā) |
| Accusative | 𑀤𑀽𑀅𑀁 (dūaṃ) | 𑀤𑀽𑀏 (dūe) or 𑀤𑀽𑀆 (dūā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀤𑀽𑀏𑀡 (dūeṇa) or 𑀤𑀽𑀏𑀡𑀁 (dūeṇaṃ) | 𑀤𑀽𑀏𑀳𑀺 (dūehi) or 𑀤𑀽𑀏𑀳𑀺𑀁 (dūehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀤𑀽𑀆𑀅 (dūāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀤𑀽𑀆𑀑 (dūāo) or 𑀤𑀽𑀆𑀉 (dūāu) or 𑀤𑀽𑀆 (dūā) or 𑀤𑀽𑀆𑀳𑀺 (dūāhi) or 𑀤𑀽𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (dūāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀤𑀽𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 (dūassa) | 𑀤𑀽𑀆𑀡 (dūāṇa) or 𑀤𑀽𑀆𑀡𑀁 (dūāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀤𑀽𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (dūammi) or 𑀤𑀽𑀏 (dūe) | 𑀤𑀽𑀏𑀲𑀼 (dūesu) or 𑀤𑀽𑀏𑀲𑀼𑀁 (dūesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀤𑀽𑀅 (dūa) or 𑀤𑀽𑀆 (dūā) | 𑀤𑀽𑀆 (dūā) |
References
- Hargovind Das T. Sheth (1923-1928) , “दूअ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; A Comprehensive Prakrit-Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author]