दर्पण
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दर्पण (darpaṇa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪əɾ.pəɳ/, [d̪ɐɾ.pɐ̃ɳ]
Noun
दर्पण • (darpaṇ) m (Urdu spelling درپں)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दर्पण darpaṇ |
दर्पण darpaṇ |
| oblique | दर्पण darpaṇ |
दर्पणों darpaṇõ |
| vocative | दर्पण darpaṇ |
दर्पणो darpaṇo |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- দৰ্পণ (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬃᬧᬡ (Balinese script)
- দর্পণ (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰨𑰿𑰢𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑀭𑁆𑀧𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- ဒရ်္ပဏ (Burmese script)
- દર્પણ (Gujarati script)
- ਦਰ੍ਪਣ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌣 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦂꦥꦟ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂩𑂹𑂣𑂝 (Kaithi script)
- ದರ್ಪಣ (Kannada script)
- ទប៌ណ (Khmer script)
- ທຣ຺ປຓ (Lao script)
- ദര്പണ (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᠠᡵᢒᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘨𑘿𑘢𑘜 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠠᠷᢒᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧈𑧠𑧂𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐬𑑂𑐥𑐞 (Newa script)
- ଦର୍ପଣ (Odia script)
- ꢣꢬ꣄ꢦꢠ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆫𑇀𑆥𑆟 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖨𑖿𑖢𑖜 (Siddham script)
- දර්පණ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩼 𑪙𑩰𑩪 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚤𑚶𑚞𑚘 (Takri script)
- த³ர்பண (Tamil script)
- దర్పణ (Telugu script)
- ทรฺปณ (Thai script)
- ད་རྤ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒩𑓂𑒣𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨫𑩇𑨞𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Traditionally derived from दृप् (dṛp) as "causing vanity".[1] Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *derp- (“to see”) and cognate with Ancient Greek δρώπτω (drṓptō, “to look”), δρωπάζω (drōpázō, “to gaze at”).[2]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dɐ́ɾ.pɐ.ɳɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪ɐɾ.pɐ.ɳɐ/
Noun
दर्पण • (dárpaṇa) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | दर्पणः (dárpaṇaḥ) | दर्पणौ (dárpaṇau) दर्पणा¹ (dárpaṇā¹) |
दर्पणाः (dárpaṇāḥ) दर्पणासः¹ (dárpaṇāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | दर्पणम् (dárpaṇam) | दर्पणौ (dárpaṇau) दर्पणा¹ (dárpaṇā¹) |
दर्पणान् (dárpaṇān) |
| instrumental | दर्पणेन (dárpaṇena) | दर्पणाभ्याम् (dárpaṇābhyām) | दर्पणैः (dárpaṇaiḥ) दर्पणेभिः¹ (dárpaṇebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | दर्पणाय (dárpaṇāya) | दर्पणाभ्याम् (dárpaṇābhyām) | दर्पणेभ्यः (dárpaṇebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | दर्पणात् (dárpaṇāt) | दर्पणाभ्याम् (dárpaṇābhyām) | दर्पणेभ्यः (dárpaṇebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | दर्पणस्य (dárpaṇasya) | दर्पणयोः (dárpaṇayoḥ) | दर्पणानाम् (dárpaṇānām) |
| locative | दर्पणे (dárpaṇe) | दर्पणयोः (dárpaṇayoḥ) | दर्पणेषु (dárpaṇeṣu) |
| vocative | दर्पण (dárpaṇa) | दर्पणौ (dárpaṇau) दर्पणा¹ (dárpaṇā¹) |
दर्पणाः (dárpaṇāḥ) दर्पणासः¹ (dárpaṇāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Pali: dappaṇa
- Assamese: দাপোণ (dapün)
- → Bengali: দর্পণ (dorpon)
- → Hindi: दर्पण (darpaṇ)
- → Malayalam: ദർപ്പണം (daṟppaṇaṁ)
- → Punjabi: ਦਰਪਣ (darpaṇ)
- → Telugu: దర్పణము (darpaṇamu)
- → Urdu: درپں (darpaṇ)
Noun
दर्पण • (darpaṇa) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | दर्पणम् (darpaṇam) | दर्पणे (darpaṇe) | दर्पणानि (darpaṇāni) दर्पणा¹ (darpaṇā¹) |
| accusative | दर्पणम् (darpaṇam) | दर्पणे (darpaṇe) | दर्पणानि (darpaṇāni) दर्पणा¹ (darpaṇā¹) |
| instrumental | दर्पणेन (darpaṇena) | दर्पणाभ्याम् (darpaṇābhyām) | दर्पणैः (darpaṇaiḥ) दर्पणेभिः¹ (darpaṇebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | दर्पणाय (darpaṇāya) | दर्पणाभ्याम् (darpaṇābhyām) | दर्पणेभ्यः (darpaṇebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | दर्पणात् (darpaṇāt) | दर्पणाभ्याम् (darpaṇābhyām) | दर्पणेभ्यः (darpaṇebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | दर्पणस्य (darpaṇasya) | दर्पणयोः (darpaṇayoḥ) | दर्पणानाम् (darpaṇānām) |
| locative | दर्पणे (darpaṇe) | दर्पणयोः (darpaṇayoḥ) | दर्पणेषु (darpaṇeṣu) |
| vocative | दर्पण (darpaṇa) | दर्पणे (darpaṇe) | दर्पणानि (darpaṇāni) दर्पणा¹ (darpaṇā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 262
- ^ Nikolaev, Alexander (2020) “δρώπτειν ‘to examine’ (Aesch. fr. 278 Radt) and Indo-Iranian *darp- ‘to see’”, in Glotta[2], volume 96, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (GmbH & Co. KG), →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved 11 August 2022, pages 124–130
- Monier Williams (1899) “दर्पण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 470, column 2.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dárpaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 354
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “darpaṇa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.