ग्रथन
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ग्रथन (grathana).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɾə.t̪ʰən/, [ɡɾɐ.t̪ʰɐ̃n]
Noun
ग्रथन • (grathan) m (rare, formal)
- tying together
- thickening, becoming obstructed or clogged with knotty lumps
- (drama) intimation of the issue of a plot
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ग्रथन grathan |
ग्रथन grathan |
| oblique | ग्रथन grathan |
ग्रथनों grathanõ |
| vocative | ग्रथन grathan |
ग्रथनो grathano |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ग्रथन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- গ্ৰথন (Assamese script)
- ᬕ᭄ᬭᬣᬦ (Balinese script)
- গ্রথন (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰿𑰨𑰞𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑁆𑀭𑀣𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ဂြထန (Burmese script)
- ગ્રથન (Gujarati script)
- ਗ੍ਰਥਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦿꦡꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂟𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಗ್ರಥನ (Kannada script)
- គ្រថន (Khmer script)
- ຄ຺ຣຖນ (Lao script)
- ഗ്രഥന (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᡵᠠᡨᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘿𑘨𑘞𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠷᠠᠲᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑧠𑧈𑦾𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑑂𑐬𑐠𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଗ୍ରଥନ (Odia script)
- ꢔ꣄ꢬꢢꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑇀𑆫𑆡𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖿𑖨𑖞𑖡 (Siddham script)
- ග්රථන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞 𑪙𑩼𑩬𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚶𑚤𑚚𑚝 (Takri script)
- க்³ரத²ந (Tamil script)
- గ్రథన (Telugu script)
- คฺรถน (Thai script)
- གྲ་ཐ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑓂𑒩𑒟𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑩇𑨫𑨚𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root ग्रथ् (grath) + -अन (-ana).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ.tʰɐ.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ.t̪ʰɐ.n̪ɐ/
Noun
ग्रथन • (grathana) stem, n
- tying, binding together
- thickening, becoming obstructed or clogged with knotty lumps
- (drama) intimation of the issue of a plot
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ग्रथनम् (grathanam) | ग्रथने (grathane) | ग्रथनानि (grathanāni) ग्रथना¹ (grathanā¹) |
| accusative | ग्रथनम् (grathanam) | ग्रथने (grathane) | ग्रथनानि (grathanāni) ग्रथना¹ (grathanā¹) |
| instrumental | ग्रथनेन (grathanena) | ग्रथनाभ्याम् (grathanābhyām) | ग्रथनैः (grathanaiḥ) ग्रथनेभिः¹ (grathanebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | ग्रथनाय (grathanāya) | ग्रथनाभ्याम् (grathanābhyām) | ग्रथनेभ्यः (grathanebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ग्रथनात् (grathanāt) | ग्रथनाभ्याम् (grathanābhyām) | ग्रथनेभ्यः (grathanebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ग्रथनस्य (grathanasya) | ग्रथनयोः (grathanayoḥ) | ग्रथनानाम् (grathanānām) |
| locative | ग्रथने (grathane) | ग्रथनयोः (grathanayoḥ) | ग्रथनेषु (grathaneṣu) |
| vocative | ग्रथन (grathana) | ग्रथने (grathane) | ग्रथनानि (grathanāni) ग्रथना¹ (grathanā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “ग्रथन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 370, column 3.