दूल्हा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दुल्हा (dulhā), दूलह (dūlah)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀳 (dullaha), ultimately from Sanskrit दुर्लभक (durlabhaka, literally "hard to attain or gain"), from दुर्- (dur-, “hardly”) + लभक (labhaka, “attained”), itself a compound of the root लभ् (labh, “to gain, attain”) + -क (-ka, adjectival suffix from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪uːl.ɦɑː/, [d̪uːl.ɦäː]

Noun

दूल्हा • (dūlhā) m (Urdu spelling دولہا or دولھا)

1. groom, bridegroom

Declension

Declension of दूल्हा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दूल्हा dūlhā	दूल्हे dūlhe
oblique	दूल्हे dūlhe	दूल्हों dūlhõ
vocative	दूल्हे dūlhe	दूल्हो dūlho

Borrowings

• → Bengali: দুলহা (duloha)
  • ⇒ Bengali: দুলা (dula)

See also

• दुल्हन (dulhan)