دستانہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دستانه (dastāna). First attested as Old Hindi دستانہ (dastāna).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪əs.t̪ɑː.nɑ(ː)/
  • Hyphenation: دَس‧تا‧نَہ

Noun

دَسْتانَہ • (dastāna) m (Hindi spelling दस्ताना)

  1. glove, gauntlet
  2. (by extension) falconer's glove
  3. bracelet, or an ornament worn on hands
  4. handle of a shield

Declension
Declension of دستانہ
singular plural
direct دستانہ (dastānah) دستانے (dastāne)
oblique دستانے (dastāne) دستانوں (dastānõ)
vocative دستانے (dastāne) دستانو (dastāno)

Further reading
  • “دستانہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “دستانہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “دستانہ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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