Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“sin”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
As a Hindi name
Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“sin”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
दूर · dūr · adj.
Distant, remote, far (from, -se), at a distance, a long way off — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 532
दूर
distance, remoteness
दूर
distant, far; away, off
Śabdasāgara also records: देश, काल या संबंध आदि के विचार से बहुत अंतर पर । बहुत फासले पर । पास या निकट का उलटा । जैसे,—(क) वे टहलते टहलते बहुत दूर चले गए । (ख) आप दूर से ही रास्ता बतलाना खूब जानते हैं । (ग) अभी लड़के की शादी बहुत दूर है । (घ) हमारा इनका बहुत दूर तक का रिश्ता है । (ङ) दिल्लगी करते करते वे बहुत दूर तक पहुँच गए, बाप दादे तक की गालियाँ देने लगे
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit दूर — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀽𑀭 (dūra), from Sanskrit दूर (dūrá). Also influenced by Classical Persian دور (dūr).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
dūra mf(ā)n. (prob. fr. √ 1. du, but See Uṇ. ii, 21; compar. davīyas, superl. daviṣṭha, qq.vv.) distant, far, remote, long (way)
dūra n. distance, remoteness (in space and time), a long way, ŚBr.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(prob. fr. √ 1. du, but See; compar. davīyas, superl. daviṣṭha, qq.vv.) distant, far, remote, long (way)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dūra" is the vocative of "dūrā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
dūra mf(ā)n. (prob. fr. √ 1. du, but See Uṇ. ii, 21; compar. davīyas, superl. daviṣṭha, qq.vv.) distant, far, remote, long (way)
dūra n. distance, remoteness (in space and time), a long way, ŚBr.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.
dūra a. (Compar. davīyas, superl. daviṣṭha) Distant, remote, far off, a long way off, long; kiṃ dūraṃ vyavasāyināṃ Chāṇ. 73; na yojanaśataṃ dūraṃ vāhyamānasya tṛṣṇayā H. 1. 146, 49. — raṃ (pb) Distance, remoteness. [N. B. Some of the oblique cases of dūra are used adverbially as follows:- (a) dūraṃ 1 to a distance, far away, far or distant from (with abl. or gen.); grāmāt or grāmasya dūraṃ Sk. 2 high above. 3 deeply, far below. 4 highly, in a high degree, very much; netre dūramanaṃjane S. D. 5 entirely, completely; nimagnāṃ dūramaṃbhasi Ks. 10. 29; dūramuddhūtapāpāḥ Me. 55. (b) dūreṇa 1 far, from a distant place, from afar; khalaḥ kāpaṭyadoṣeṇa dūreṇaiva visṛjyate Bv. 1. 78. 2 by far, in a high degree; dūreṇa hyavaraṃ karma buddhiyogāddhanaṃjaya Bg. 2. 49; R. 10. 30. v. l. (c) dūrāt 1 from a distance, from afar; prakṣālanāddhi paṃkasya dūrādasparśanaṃ varaṃ; dūrādāgataḥ ‘come from afar’ (regarded as comp.); nadīyamabhito… dūrātparityajyatāṃ Bh. 1. 81; R. 1. 61. 2 in a remote degree. 3 from a remote period. (d) dūre far, far away, in a distant place; na me dūre kiṃcitkṣaṇamapi na pārśve rathajavāt Ś. 1. 9; bhoḥ śroṣṭhin śirasi bhayamatidūre tatpratīkāraḥ Mu. 1; Bh. 3. 88]. dūrīkṛ means 1 to remove to a distance, remove, take away; āśrame dūrīkṛtaśrame Dk. 5; Bv. 1. 122. 2 to deprive (one) of, separate; Mk. 9. 4. 3 to prevent, ward off. 4 to surpass, excel, distance; Ś. 1. 17; so dūrībhū to be away or removed, be separated from, be at a distance; dūrībhūte mayi sahacare cakravākīmivaikāṃ Me. 83 Comp. — aṃtarita a. separated by a long distance. — āpātaḥ shooting from afar. — āplāva a. jumping or leaping far. — ārūḍha 1 mounted high. 2 far-advanced, intense, vehement; dūrārūḍhaḥ khalu praṇayo'sahanaḥ V. 4. — īritekṣaṇa a. squint-eyed. — gata a. 1 far removed, distant. 2 gone far, far advanced, grown intense; dūragatamanmathā'kṣameyaṃ kālaharaṇasya Ś. 3. — grahaṇaṃ the supernatural faculty of seeing objects though situated at a distance. — darśana, -dṛś a. far-seeing. — (naḥ), — m. 1 a vulture. 2 a learned man, a Paṇḍita. - — (naṃ) prudence, foresight. — darśin a. far-seeing, foresighted, prudent. (— m.) 1 a vulture. 2 a learned man. 3 a seer, prophet, sage. — dṛṣṭiḥ 1 longsightedness. 2 prudence, foresight. — pātaḥ 1 a long fall. 2 a long flight. (pb) 3 falling from a great height. — pātra a. having a wide channel, or bed (as a river.) — pāra a. 1 very broad (as a river). 2 difficult to be crossed. — (raḥ) a broad river. — (rā) an epithet of the Ganges. — baṃdhu a. banished from wife and kinsmen; Me. 6. — bhāj a. distant, remote. — bhinna a. wounded deeply. — vartin a. being in the distance, far removed. remote, distant. — vastraka a. naked. — vāsin a. outlandish. — vilaṃbin a. hanging far down. — vedhin a. piercing from afar. — saṃstha a. being at a distance, remote, far away; kaṃṭhāśleṣapraṇayini jane kiṃ punardūrasaṃsthe Me. 3. — stha, -sthita a. remote, far off.
dūra mfn. (-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Distant, remote. n. adv. (-raṃ) Far, far off. 2 Widely, deeply. E. dura with difficulty, iṇ to go, Uṇādi affix rak, deriv. irr.
dūrā f. (scil. bhūmi) one of the 10 stages in the life of a Śrāvaka, L.
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