डबल रोटी (dabal rotii)

noun A compound noun meaning 'bread' (the loaf kind), literally 'double roti (rotii)' -- borrowed 'double' plus the native word for flatbread, used to distinguish sliced/baked loaf bread from everyday Indian flatbreads.
Sense 1 : bread (loaf, sliced bakery bread)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: ब्रेड (bred, common alternative, English loanword)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: The name literally means 'double bread' -- the story goes that it was called this because a loaf, when sliced, looks like doubled-up or layered roti (rotii), or because it puffs up 'double' the size compared to flatbread. Older generations and small-town shopkeepers still say डबल रोटी (dabal rotii) while younger urban speakers increasingly just say ब्रेड (bred).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to use रोटी (rotii) alone to mean 'bread' as in a bakery loaf -- but रोटी (rotii) alone means the flatbread Indians eat with meals, so डबल रोटी (dabal rotii) or ब्रेड (bred) is needed for the Western-style loaf. 2) The word is grammatically singular in form but refers to the whole loaf or to slices collectively depending on context, much like English 'bread.'
Sample Sentences:
अम्मा बाज़ार से डबल रोटी ले आईं। Mom brought bread from the market.
(ammaa baazaar se dabal rotii le aaiin।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
सुबह-सुबह मैं डबल रोटी पर मक्खन लगाकर खाता हूँ। Early in the morning I spread butter on bread and eat it.
(subah-subah main dabal rotii par makkhan lagaakar khaataa hoon।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
दुकानदार डबल रोटी काट रहा है। The shopkeeper is slicing the bread.
(dukaandaar dabal rotii kaat rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या घर में डबल रोटी है? Is there any bread at home?
(kyaa ghar men dabal rotii hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
ज़रा डबल रोटी तो ला देना, नाश्ते के लिए कुछ नहीं है। Please bring some bread, there's nothing for breakfast.
(zaraa dabal rotii to laa denaa, naashte ke lie kuchh nahiin hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर बेकरी खुली होती तो हम डबल रोटी खरीद लेते। If the bakery had been open, we would have bought bread.
(agar bekrii khulii hotii to ham dabal rotii khariid lete।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
पुराने ज़माने में लोग डबल रोटी को शहर की चीज़ मानते थे। In the old days people considered bread to be a city thing.
(puraane zamaane men log dabal rotii ko shahar kii chiiz maante the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बेकरी में हर सुबह ताज़ी डबल रोटी बनाई जाती है। Fresh bread is made at the bakery every morning.
(bekrii men har subah taazii dabal rotii banaaii jaatii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
मुझे लगता है कि डबल रोटी कल तक खत्म हो जाएगी। I think the bread will be finished by tomorrow.
(mujhe lagtaa hai ki dabal rotii kal tak khatm ho jaaegii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
दादी जी अब भी ब्रेड को डबल रोटी ही कहती हैं। Grandma still calls bread by the name 'double roti'.
(daadii jii ab bhii bred ko dabal rotii hii kahtii hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद उसने डबल रोटी और जैम खरीदा हो। Maybe he bought bread and jam.
(shaayad usne dabal rotii aur jaim khariidaa ho।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): डबल रोटी (dabal rotii)
(sg.f.oblique): डबल रोटी (dabal rotii)
(pl.f.direct): डबल रोटियाँ (dabal rotiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): डबल रोटियों (dabal rotiyon)