Bengali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle Bengali দুইপর (duipor), from Sanskrit द्विप्रहर (dviprahara, noon, literally second part of day)‌, from द्वि (dvi, two) +‎ प्रहर (prahara, part of day). Cognate to Hindi दोपहर (dophar), Punjabi ਦੁਪਹਿਰ (duphir).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪upuɾ/, [ˈd̪upuɾ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪upuɹ/, [ˈd̪upuɹ]
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Noun edit

দুপুর (dupur)

  1. noon, midday

Declension edit

Inflection of দুপুর
nominative দুপুর
dupur
objective দুপুর / দুপুরকে
dupur (semantically general or indefinite) / dupurke (semantically definite)
genitive দুপুরের
dupurer
locative দুপুরে
dupure
Indefinite forms
nominative দুপুর
dupur
objective দুপুর / দুপুরকে
dupur (semantically general or indefinite) / dupurke (semantically definite)
genitive দুপুরের
dupurer
locative দুপুরে
dupure
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative দুপুরটা , দুপুরটি
dupurṭa (colloquial), dupurṭi (formal)
দুপুরগুলা, দুপুরগুলো
dupurgula (colloquial), dupurgulo (formal)
objective দুপুরটা, দুপুরটি
dupurṭa (colloquial), dupurṭi (formal)
দুপুরগুলা, দুপুরগুলো
dupurgula (colloquial), dupurgulo (formal)
genitive দুপুরটার, দুপুরটির
dupurṭar (colloquial), dupurṭir (formal)
দুপুরগুলার, দুপুরগুলোর
dupurgular (colloquial), dupurgulor (formal)
locative দুপুরটাতে / দুপুরটায়, দুপুরটিতে
dupurṭate / dupurṭay (colloquial), dupurṭite (formal)
দুপুরগুলাতে / দুপুরগুলায়, দুপুরগুলোতে
dupurgulate / dupurgulay (colloquial), dupurgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).