दोस्ताना

See also: दस्ताना and दासतांन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دوستانه (dōstāna). By surface analysis, दोस्त (dost, “friend”) +‎ -आना (-ānā). Compare Punjabi ਦੋਸਤਾਨਾ (dostānā) / دوستانہ (dostānh), Sindhi دوستاڻو / दोस्ताणो.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪oːs.t̪ɑː.nɑː/, [d̪oːs.t̪äː.näː]

Adjective

दोस्ताना • (dostānā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دوسْتَانَہ)

1. friendly

Further reading

• 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.