دوسرا

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Urdu

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Urdu numbers (edit)
20
[a], [b] ←  1 ۲
2
3  → [a], [b], [c]
    Cardinal: دو (do)
    Ordinal: دُوسْرا (dūsrā), دُوجا (dūjā), دوم (dom)
    Multiplier: دُگْنا (dugnā), دوگُنا (dogunā), دُہْرا (duhrā)
    Distributive: دُونا (dūnā)
    Collective: دونوں (donõ)
    Fractional: آدھا (ādhā), نِصْف (nisf), نیم (nem)

Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *द्विःसर (dviḥsara, two-stringed), from द्विः (dviḥ, two) +‎ सर (sara, string, cord) but with the first element following Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀯𑁂 (duve, two).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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دوسرا (dūsrā) (Hindi spelling दूसरा)

  1. other, another
    Synonym: دیگر (dīgar)
  2. second
    Synonym: دوَم (dovam)

Declension

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Declension of دوسرا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct دُوسْرا (dūsrā) دُوسْرے (dūsre) دُوسْری (dūsrī) دُوسْری (dūsrī)
indirect دُوسْرے (dūsre) دُوسْرے (dūsre) دُوسْری (dūsrī) دُوسْری (dūsrī)

Synonyms

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Noun

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دوسرا (dūsrām (Hindi spelling दूसरा)

  1. copy, duplicate
  2. alternate, replacement
  3. (cricket) doosra

Declension

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    Declension of دوسرا
singular plural
direct دوسرا (dūsrā) دوسرے (dūsre)
oblique دوسرے (dūsre) دوسروں (dūsrõ)
vocative دوسرے (dūsre) دوسرو (dūsro)

Descendants

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  • English: doosra (cricket)