अनुमान
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अनुमान (anumāna).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.nʊ.mɑːn/, [ɐ.nʊ.mä̃ːn]
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Noun
अनुमान • (anumān) m (Urdu spelling انمان)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अनुमान anumān |
अनुमान anumān |
| oblique | अनुमान anumān |
अनुमानों anumānõ |
| vocative | अनुमान anumān |
अनुमानो anumāno |
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अनुमान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “अनुमान”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुमान (anumāna). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘀𑘡𑘳𑘦𑘰𑘡 (anumāna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ə.nu.man/
- Hyphenation: अ‧नु‧मान
- Rhymes: -an
Noun
अनुमान • (anumān) m
- estimate, guess, inference, supposition
- a dogmatic claim, conjecture
- Synonyms: आडाखा (āḍākhā), अट्टाहास (aṭṭāhās)
Declension
| Declension of अनुमान (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
अनुमान anumān | ||
| direct plural |
अनुमान anumān | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
अनुमान anumān |
अनुमान anumān | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
अनुमाना anumānā |
अनुमानां- anumānān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
अनुमानाला anumānālā |
अनुमानांना anumānānnā | |
| ergative | अनुमानाने, अनुमानानं anumānāne, anumānāna |
अनुमानांनी anumānānnī | |
| instrumental | अनुमानाशी anumānāśī |
अनुमानांशी anumānānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
अनुमानात anumānāt |
अनुमानांत anumānāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
अनुमाना anumānā |
अनुमानांनो anumānānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of अनुमान (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
अनुमानाचा anumānāċā |
अनुमानाचे anumānāċe |
अनुमानाची anumānācī |
अनुमानाच्या anumānācā |
अनुमानाचे, अनुमानाचं anumānāċe, anumānāċa |
अनुमानाची anumānācī |
अनुमानाच्या anumānācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
अनुमानांचा anumānānċā |
अनुमानांचे anumānānċe |
अनुमानांची anumānāñcī |
अनुमानांच्या anumānāncā |
अनुमानांचे, अनुमानांचं anumānānċe, anumānānċa |
अनुमानांची anumānāñcī |
अनुमानांच्या anumānāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- अनुमानगम्य (anumāngamya)
- अनुमानणे (anumānṇe)
- अनुमानसिद्ध (anumānsiddha)
- अनुमानित (anumānit)
- अनुमानी (anumānī)
- अनुमानोक्ती (anumānoktī)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अनुमान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अनुमान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press