दोस्ताना
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian دوستانه (dōstāna). By surface analysis, दोस्त (dost, “friend”) + -आना (-ānā). Compare Punjabi ਦੋਸਤਾਨਾ (dostānā) / دوستانہ (dostānh), Sindhi دوستاڻو / दोस्ताणो.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
दोस्ताना • (dostānā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دوسْتَانَہ)
Further reading edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दोस्ताना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “दोस्ताना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.