दूज

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚 (duijja), from Sanskrit द्वितीय (dvitī́ya, “second”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dwitíyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwitíyas, from Proto-Indo-European *dwitíyos, from *dwi- (“two, apart”). Doublet of दूजा (dūjā) and दूसरा (dūsrā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪uːd͡ʒ/

Noun

दूज • (dūj) f (Urdu spelling دوج)

1. the second day of a paksha (half of a lunar month)

   भाई दूज ― bhāī dūj ― Bhai Dooj

Declension

Declension of दूज (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दूज dūj	दूजें dūjẽ
oblique	दूज dūj	दूजों dūjõ
vocative	दूज dūj	दूजो dūjo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दूज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press