دوپہر

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• دوپَہرا (dopahrā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit द्विप्रहर (dviprahara), from द्वि (dvi) +‎ प्रहर (prahara). By surface analysis, دو (do, “double”) +‎ پَہر (pahr, “quarter of the day”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /d̪o.ˈpɛː˩˥.ɾə̆/, /d̪o.ˈpəɪ˩˥.ɾə̆/

Noun

دوپَہر • (dopahr) m or f (Gurmukhi spelling ਦੋਪਹਰ or ਦੁਪਹਿਰ)

1. afternoon, noon, midday

   Synonym: پیشِیں (peśīṉ)

References

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “دوپہر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Urdu

Etymology

From دو (do, “two”) +‎ پَہَر (pahar, “measure of time equalling three hours”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪oː.pə.ɦəɾ/, [d̪oː.pɛ.ɦɛɾ]

• Audio (Pakistan):

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• Rhymes: -ɛɾ

Noun

دوپَہَر • (dopahar) m or f (Hindi spelling दोपहर)

1. afternoon, noon, midday

Declension

Declension of دوپہر
	singular	plural
direct	دوپَہَر (dopahar)	دوپَہَر (dopahar)
oblique	دوپَہَر (dopahar)	دوپَہَروں (dopaharõ)
vocative	دوپَہَر (dopahar)	دوپَہَرو (dopaharo)

References

• “دوپہر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “دوپہر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.