Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian دیوانه (dēwāna). Compare Punjabi ਦੀਵਾਨਾ (dīvānā) / دِیوانَہ (dīvānah), Bengali দেওয়ানা (deōẇana).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

دِیوانَہ (dīvāna) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling दीवाना)

  1. crazy, mad (in love)

Derived terms edit

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Noun edit

دِیوانَہ (dīvānam (Hindi spelling दीवाना)

  1. madman, lunatic
  2. crazed lover

Declension edit

Declension of دیوانہ
singular plural
direct دیوانہ (dīvānah) دیوانے (dīvāne)
oblique دیوانے (dīvāne) دیوانوں (dīvānõ)
vocative دیوانے (dīvāne) دیوانو (dīvāno)

References edit

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