दौलतदार

Hindi

Etymology

From दौलत (daulat, “wealth”) +‎ -दार (-dār, possessive suffix), both from Classical Persian. Compare Marathi दौलतदार (daulatdār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɔː.lət̪.d̪ɑːɾ/, [d̪ɔː.lɐt̪̚.d̪äːɾ]

Adjective

दौलतदार • (daulatdār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دَولَتدار)

1. (uncommon) synonym of दौलतमंद (daulatmand, “wealthy, rich”)
   • 1982, आशारानी व्होरा [Asha Rani Vohra], नारी शोषण: आईने और आयाम [Woman exploitation: mirrors and dimensions]‎^[1], New Delhi, →OCLC, page 122:

     लेकिन मेरे पिता जी मेरी शादी एक दौलतदार लड़की से करना चाहते हैं जो मुझे बिल्कुल पसंद नहीं।

     lekin mere pitā jī merī śādī ek daulatdār laṛkī se karnā cāhte ha͠i jo mujhe bilkul pasand nahī̃.

     But my father wants to get me married to a rich girl who I don't like at all.

References

• “दौलत-दार”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.