अरविन्द
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- aravinda (Latin script)
- 𑀅𑀭𑀯𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀤 (Brahmi script)
- অরৰিন্দ (Bengali script)
- අරවින්ද (Sinhalese script)
- အရဝိန္ဒ or ဢရဝိၼ္ၻ or ဢရဝိၼ်ၻ (Burmese script)
- อรวินฺท or อะระวินทะ (Thai script)
- ᩋᩁᩅᩥᨶ᩠ᨴ (Tai Tham script)
- ອຣວິນ຺ທ or ອະຣະວິນທະ (Lao script)
- អរវិន្ទ (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄢𑅇𑄨𑄚𑄴𑄘 (Chakma script)
Noun
अरविन्द n
- Devanagari script form of aravinda (“lotus”)
Declension
Declension table of "अरविन्द" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | अरविन्दं (aravindaṃ) | अरविन्दानि (aravindāni) |
| Accusative (second) | अरविन्दं (aravindaṃ) | अरविन्दानि (aravindāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | अरविन्देन (aravindena) | अरविन्देहि (aravindehi) or अरविन्देभि (aravindebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | अरविन्दस्स (aravindassa) or अरविन्दाय (aravindāya) or अरविन्दत्थं (aravindatthaṃ) | अरविन्दानं (aravindānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | अरविन्दस्मा (aravindasmā) or अरविन्दम्हा (aravindamhā) or अरविन्दा (aravindā) | अरविन्देहि (aravindehi) or अरविन्देभि (aravindebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | अरविन्दस्स (aravindassa) | अरविन्दानं (aravindānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | अरविन्दस्मिं (aravindasmiṃ) or अरविन्दम्हि (aravindamhi) or अरविन्दे (aravinde) | अरविन्देसु (aravindesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | अरविन्द (aravinda) | अरविन्दानि (aravindāni) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- অৰৱিন্দ (Assamese script)
- ᬅᬭᬯᬶᬦ᭄ᬤ (Balinese script)
- অরবিন্দ (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰨𑰪𑰰𑰡𑰿𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀭𑀯𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀤 (Brahmi script)
- အရဝိန္ဒ (Burmese script)
- અરવિન્દ (Gujarati script)
- ਅਰਵਿਨ੍ਦ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌅𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦫꦮꦶꦤ꧀ꦢ (Javanese script)
- 𑂃𑂩𑂫𑂱𑂢𑂹𑂠 (Kaithi script)
- ಅರವಿನ್ದ (Kannada script)
- អរវិន្ទ (Khmer script)
- ອຣວິນ຺ທ (Lao script)
- അരവിന്ദ (Malayalam script)
- ᠠᡵᠠᠸᡳᠨᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘀𑘨𑘪𑘱𑘡𑘿𑘟 (Modi script)
- ᠠᠷᠠᠸᠢᠨᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦠𑧈𑧊𑧒𑧁𑧠𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐬𑐰𑐶𑐣𑑂𑐡 (Newa script)
- ଅରଵିନ୍ଦ (Odia script)
- ꢂꢬꢮꢶꢥ꣄ꢣ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆫𑆮𑆴𑆤𑇀𑆢 (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖨𑖪𑖰𑖡𑖿𑖟 (Siddham script)
- අරවින්ද (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩼𑩾𑩑𑩯 𑪙𑩭 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚀𑚤𑚦𑚮𑚝𑚶𑚛 (Takri script)
- அரவிந்த³ (Tamil script)
- అరవిన్ద (Telugu script)
- อรวินฺท (Thai script)
- ཨ་ར་ཝི་ནྡ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒩𑒫𑒱𑒢𑓂𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨫𑨭𑨁𑨝𑩇𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Uncertain. Probably borrowed from Dravidian.[1]
Alternatively a Western Asiatic wanderword related to Ancient Greek ἐρέβινθος (erébinthos, “chickpea”) and Latin ervum (“bitter vetch”),[2] but the similarity may be coincidental.
Probably related to कुरुविन्द (kuruvinda, “ruby”) (for the semantic relation, compare Sanskrit पद्म (padma, “lotus”) and पद्मराग (padmarāga, “ruby”, literally “lotus-coloured”); similarly कमल (kamala, “lotus”), कमल (kamalá, “pale red”, literally “lotus-coloured?”)).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɾɐ.ʋin̪.d̪ɐ/
Noun
अरविन्द • (aravinda) stem, m
Descendants
- Pali: aravinda
- Hindi: अरबिन्द (arbind)
- → Malayalam: അരവിന്ദം (aravindaṁ)
- → Tamil: அரவிந்தம் (aravintam)
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “aravinda-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 13
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) “aravindam”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 48