द्वंद्व

Hindi

Examples

बाल-बच्चे ― bāl-bacce ― family (literally, “children and children”)
दाल-रोटी ― dāl-roṭī ― food, basic necessities (literally, “lentils and bread”)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वंद्व (dvaṃdva, “pair”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʋən.d̪ʋə/, [d̪wɐ̃n̪.d̪wɐ]

Noun

द्वंद्व • (dvandva) m

  1. pair, couple
    1. male and female
  2. (grammar) a kind of compound between two nouns of the same case, equivalent to "... and ..."

Declension

Declension of द्वंद्व (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct द्वंद्व
dvandva 		द्वंद्व
dvandva
oblique द्वंद्व
dvandva 		द्वंद्वों
dvandvõ
vocative द्वंद्व
dvandva 		द्वंद्वो
dvandvo

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • द्वन्द्व (dvandva)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • দ্বংদ্ব (Assamese script)
  • ᬤ᭄ᬯᬂᬤ᭄ᬯ (Balinese script)
  • দ্বংদ্ব (Bengali script)
  • 𑰟𑰿𑰪𑰽𑰟𑰿𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀤𑁆𑀯𑀁𑀤𑁆𑀯 (Brahmi script)
  • ဒွံဒွ (Burmese script)
  • દ્વંદ્વ (Gujarati script)
  • ਦ੍ਵਂਦ੍ਵ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌵 (Grantha script)
  • ꦢ꧀ꦮꦁꦢ꧀ꦮ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂠𑂹𑂫𑂁𑂠𑂹𑂫 (Kaithi script)
  • ದ್ವಂದ್ವ (Kannada script)
  • ទ្វំទ្វ (Khmer script)
  • ທ຺ວໍທ຺ວ (Lao script)
  • ദ്വംദ്വ (Malayalam script)
  • ᡩᢀ᠋ᠸᠠᡩᠣᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘟𑘿𑘪𑘽𑘟𑘿𑘪 (Modi script)
  • ᢑᢀ᠋ᠸᠠᢑᢦ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦿𑧠𑧊𑧞𑦿𑧠𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐡𑑂𑐰𑑄𑐡𑑂𑐰 (Newa script)
  • ଦ୍ଵଂଦ୍ଵ (Odia script)
  • ꢣ꣄ꢮꢀꢣ꣄ꢮ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆢𑇀𑆮𑆁𑆢𑇀𑆮 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖟𑖿𑖪𑖽𑖟𑖿𑖪 (Siddham script)
  • ද්‍වංද්‍ව (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩭 𑪙𑩾𑪖𑩭 𑪙𑩾 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚛𑚶𑚦𑚫𑚛𑚶𑚦 (Takri script)
  • த்³வஂத்³வ (Tamil script)
  • ద్వంద్వ (Telugu script)
  • ทฺวํทฺว (Thai script)
  • དྭཾ་དྭ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒠𑓂𑒫𑓀𑒠𑓂𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨛𑩇𑨭𑨸𑨛𑩇𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From earlier द्वाद्वा (dvā́dvā), a reduplication of the nominative of द्व (dva, “two”).

Pronunciation

Noun

द्वंद्व • (dvaṃdvá) stem, n or m

; (neuter) -
  1. pair, couple
    1. male and female
    2. a pair of opposites (e.g. heat and cold, joy and sorrow, etc.)
  2. strife, quarrel, contest, fight (esp. between two persons, a duel)
  3. stronghold, fortress
; (masculine) -
  1. (grammar, lexicography, rarely neuter) dvandva (type of compound word)
  2. (astrology) Gemini (the sign of the zodiac)
  3. (music) a kind of measure
  4. (medicine) a species of disease, a complication of two disorders, a compound affection of two tumors

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of द्वंद्व
singular dual plural
nominative द्वंद्वम् (dvaṃdvam) द्वंद्वे (dvaṃdve) द्वंद्वानि (dvaṃdvāni)
accusative द्वंद्वम् (dvaṃdvam) द्वंद्वे (dvaṃdve) द्वंद्वानि (dvaṃdvāni)
instrumental द्वंद्वेन (dvaṃdvena) द्वंद्वाभ्याम् (dvaṃdvābhyām) द्वंद्वैः (dvaṃdvaiḥ)
dative द्वंद्वाय (dvaṃdvāya) द्वंद्वाभ्याम् (dvaṃdvābhyām) द्वंद्वेभ्यः (dvaṃdvebhyaḥ)
ablative द्वंद्वात् (dvaṃdvāt) द्वंद्वाभ्याम् (dvaṃdvābhyām) द्वंद्वेभ्यः (dvaṃdvebhyaḥ)
genitive द्वंद्वस्य (dvaṃdvasya) द्वंद्वयोः (dvaṃdvayoḥ) द्वंद्वानाम् (dvaṃdvānām)
locative द्वंद्वे (dvaṃdve) द्वंद्वयोः (dvaṃdvayoḥ) द्वंद्वेषु (dvaṃdveṣu)
vocative द्वंद्व (dvaṃdva) द्वंद्वे (dvaṃdve) द्वंद्वानि (dvaṃdvāni)
Masculine a-stem declension of द्वंद्व
singular dual plural
nominative द्वंद्वः (dvaṃdvaḥ) द्वंद्वौ (dvaṃdvau) द्वंद्वाः (dvaṃdvāḥ)
accusative द्वंद्वम् (dvaṃdvam) द्वंद्वौ (dvaṃdvau) द्वंद्वान् (dvaṃdvān)
instrumental द्वंद्वेन (dvaṃdvena) द्वंद्वाभ्याम् (dvaṃdvābhyām) द्वंद्वैः (dvaṃdvaiḥ)
dative द्वंद्वाय (dvaṃdvāya) द्वंद्वाभ्याम् (dvaṃdvābhyām) द्वंद्वेभ्यः (dvaṃdvebhyaḥ)
ablative द्वंद्वात् (dvaṃdvāt) द्वंद्वाभ्याम् (dvaṃdvābhyām) द्वंद्वेभ्यः (dvaṃdvebhyaḥ)
genitive द्वंद्वस्य (dvaṃdvasya) द्वंद्वयोः (dvaṃdvayoḥ) द्वंद्वानाम् (dvaṃdvānām)
locative द्वंद्वे (dvaṃdve) द्वंद्वयोः (dvaṃdvayoḥ) द्वंद्वेषु (dvaṃdveṣu)
vocative द्वंद्व (dvaṃdva) द्वंद्वौ (dvaṃdvau) द्वंद्वाः (dvaṃdvāḥ)

Derived terms

  • देवताद्वंद्व (devatādvaṃdva)
  • द्वंद (dvaṃda)
  • द्वंद्वचर (dvaṃdvacara)
  • द्वंद्वचारिन् (dvaṃdvacārin)
  • द्वंद्वज (dvaṃdvaja)
  • द्वंद्वदुःख (dvaṃdvaduḥkha)
  • द्वंद्वभाव (dvaṃdvabhāva)
  • द्वंद्वभिन्न (dvaṃdvabhinna)
  • द्वंद्वभूत (dvaṃdvabhūta)
  • द्वंद्वमोह (dvaṃdvamoha)
  • द्वंद्वयुद्ध (dvaṃdvayuddha)
  • द्वंद्वयुद्धवर्णन (dvaṃdvayuddhavarṇana)
  • द्वंद्वयोधिन् (dvaṃdvayodhin)
  • द्वंद्वलक्षणवाद (dvaṃdvalakṣaṇavāda)
  • द्वंद्वविचार (dvaṃdvavicāra)
  • द्वंद्वशस् (dvaṃdvaśas)
  • द्वंद्वसम्प्रहार (dvaṃdvasamprahāra)
  • द्वंद्वसहिष्णुता (dvaṃdvasahiṣṇutā)
  • द्वंद्वसहिष्णुत्व (dvaṃdvasahiṣṇutva)
  • द्वंद्वातीत (dvaṃdvātīta)
  • द्वंद्वादिकोश (dvaṃdvādikośa)
  • द्वंद्वाराम (dvaṃdvārāma)
  • द्वंद्वालाप (dvaṃdvālāpa)
  • द्वंद्विन् (dvaṃdvin)
  • द्वंद्वीभू (dvaṃdvībhū)
  • प्रतिद्वंद्व (pratidvaṃdva)

Descendants

  • → English: dvandva
  • → Telugu: ద్వంద్వము (dvandvamu)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “द्वंद्व”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 503, column 2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 763
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