दूर
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit दूर (dūra), from the Old Indo-Aryan root dūra-. Compare Persian دور (dūr), which is descended from the same root.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d̪uːr]
Adjective
दूर • (dūr) (Urdu spelling دور)
- distant, far
- आपका कार्यालय यहाँ से कितनी दूर है।
- āpkā kāryālay yahā̃ se kitnī dūr hai.
- How far is your office from here?
- पृथ्वी से शनि बहुत दूर है।
- pŕthvī se śani bahut dūr hai.
- Saturn is very distant from the Earth.
- away, off
- वह सौ मीटर दूर खड़ा था।
- vah sau mīṭar dūr khaṛā thā.
- He was standing a hundred meters away.
- इन लड़कों को खेत से दूर रखो।
- in laṛkõ ko khet se dūr rakho.
- Keep these boys off the field.
Usage notes
दूर (dūr) can be considered an adverb in the same sense as it is considered an adjective.
Noun
दूर • (dūr) (Urdu spelling دور)
- distance, remoteness
- See दूरी (dūrī) for more information.
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “दूर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दूर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dweh₂ro- (“long”). Cognate with Persian دور (dūr), Latin dūrō (“to last”) and Old Armenian երկար (erkar, “long, extended”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
दूर • (dūrá)
Noun
दूर • (dūrá) n
- distance, remoteness
- come from afar
- long way back or from a remote period
Descendants
References
“Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit”, in (Please provide the title of the work), accessed 06-23-2012
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