धनु
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit धनु (dhanu). Compare Thai ธนู (tá-nuu).
Noun
धनु • (dhanu) m (Urdu spelling دھنو)
- bow (weapon)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | धनु dhanu |
धनु dhanu |
| oblique | धनु dhanu |
धनुओं dhanuõ |
| vocative | धनु dhanu |
धनुओ dhanuo |
Synonyms
- धनुष (dhanuṣ)
Marathi
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ʱə.nu/, [d̪ʱə.nuː]
Noun
धनु • (dhanu) n
- (astrology, astronomy) the sign of Sagittarius
See also
| Zodiac signs in Marathi · रास (rās) (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
मेष (meṣ) |
वृषभ (vruṣabh) |
मिथुन (mithun) |
कर्क (karka) | ||||||||
सिंह (siuha) |
कन्या (kanyā) |
तूळ (tūḷ) |
वृश्चिक (vruścik) | ||||||||
धनु (dhanu) |
मकर (makar) |
कुंभ (kumbha) |
मीन (mīn) | ||||||||
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
धनु n
- Devanagari script form of dhanu (“bow (for arrows)”)
Declension
Declension table of "धनु" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | धनु (dhanu) | धनूनि (dhanūni) or धनू (dhanū) |
| Accusative (second) | धनुं (dhanuṃ) | धनूनि (dhanūni) or धनू (dhanū) |
| Instrumental (third) | धनुना (dhanunā) | धनूहि (dhanūhi) or धनूभि (dhanūbhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | धनुस्स (dhanussa) or धनुनो (dhanuno) | धनूनं (dhanūnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | धनुस्मा (dhanusmā) or धनुम्हा (dhanumhā) | धनूहि (dhanūhi) or धनूभि (dhanūbhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | धनुस्स (dhanussa) or धनुनो (dhanuno) | धनूनं (dhanūnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | धनुस्मिं (dhanusmiṃ) or धनुम्हि (dhanumhi) | धनूसु (dhanūsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | धनु (dhanu) | धनूनि (dhanūni) or धनू (dhanū) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ধনু (Assamese script)
- ᬥᬦᬸ (Balinese script)
- ধনু (Bengali script)
- 𑰠𑰡𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀥𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- ဓနု (Burmese script)
- ધનુ (Gujarati script)
- ਧਨੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌧𑌨𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦣꦤꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂡𑂢𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಧನು (Kannada script)
- ធនុ (Khmer script)
- ຘນຸ (Lao script)
- ധനു (Malayalam script)
- ᢡᠠᠨᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘠𑘡𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠾᠠᠨᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧀𑧁𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐢𑐣𑐸 (Newa script)
- ଧନୁ (Odia script)
- ꢤꢥꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆣𑆤𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖠𑖡𑖲 (Siddham script)
- ධනු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩮𑩯𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚜𑚝𑚰 (Takri script)
- த⁴நு (Tamil script)
- ధను (Telugu script)
- ธนุ (Thai script)
- དྷ་ནུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒡𑒢𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨜𑨝𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰanu- (“fir”), see also Proto-Germanic *dannǭ (“fir, pine”), Albanian thanë (“cranberry bush”), Avestan 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (θanuuarə, “bow”), Hittite 𒄑𒋫𒈾𒀀𒌑 (GIŠta-na-a-ú /tanau/, “fir”), and perhaps Ancient Greek θάμνος (thámnos, “thicket”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dʱɐ.nu/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪ʱɐ.n̪u/
Noun
धनु • (dhanu) stem, m or n
- (weaponry) bow
- (astrology, astronomy) the sign of Sagittarius
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धनुः (dhanuḥ) | धनू (dhanū) | धनवः (dhanavaḥ) |
| accusative | धनुम् (dhanum) | धनू (dhanū) | धनून् (dhanūn) |
| instrumental | धनुना (dhanunā) धन्वा¹ (dhanvā¹) |
धनुभ्याम् (dhanubhyām) | धनुभिः (dhanubhiḥ) |
| dative | धनवे (dhanave) धन्वे¹ (dhanve¹) |
धनुभ्याम् (dhanubhyām) | धनुभ्यः (dhanubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धनोः (dhanoḥ) धन्वः¹ (dhanvaḥ¹) |
धनुभ्याम् (dhanubhyām) | धनुभ्यः (dhanubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धनोः (dhanoḥ) धन्वः¹ (dhanvaḥ¹) |
धन्वोः (dhanvoḥ) | धनूनाम् (dhanūnām) |
| locative | धनौ (dhanau) | धन्वोः (dhanvoḥ) | धनुषु (dhanuṣu) |
| vocative | धनो (dhano) | धनू (dhanū) | धनवः (dhanavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धनु (dhanu) | धनुनी (dhanunī) | धनूनि (dhanūni) धनु¹ (dhanu¹) धनू¹ (dhanū¹) |
| accusative | धनु (dhanu) | धनुनी (dhanunī) | धनूनि (dhanūni) धनु¹ (dhanu¹) धनू¹ (dhanū¹) |
| instrumental | धनुना (dhanunā) धन्वा¹ (dhanvā¹) |
धनुभ्याम् (dhanubhyām) | धनुभिः (dhanubhiḥ) |
| dative | धनुने (dhanune) धनवे¹ (dhanave¹) धन्वे¹ (dhanve¹) |
धनुभ्याम् (dhanubhyām) | धनुभ्यः (dhanubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धनुनः (dhanunaḥ) धनोः¹ (dhanoḥ¹) धन्वः¹ (dhanvaḥ¹) |
धनुभ्याम् (dhanubhyām) | धनुभ्यः (dhanubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धनुनः (dhanunaḥ) धनोः¹ (dhanoḥ¹) धन्वः¹ (dhanvaḥ¹) |
धनुनोः (dhanunoḥ) धन्वोः¹ (dhanvoḥ¹) |
धनूनाम् (dhanūnām) |
| locative | धनुनि (dhanuni) धनौ¹ (dhanau¹) |
धनुनोः (dhanunoḥ) धन्वोः¹ (dhanvoḥ¹) |
धनुषु (dhanuṣu) |
| vocative | धनु (dhanu) धनो (dhano) |
धनुनी (dhanunī) | धनूनि (dhanūni) धनु¹ (dhanu¹) धनू¹ (dhanū¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Related terms
- धनू f (dhanū, “dry sandbank, sandy shore”)
See also
| Zodiac signs in Sanskrit · राशिचक्र (rāśicakra) (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
मेष (meṣa) |
वृषभ (vṛṣabha) |
मिथुन (mithuna) |
कर्कटक (karkaṭaka) | ||||||||
सिंह (siṃha) |
कन्या (kanyā) |
तुला (tulā) |
वृश्चिक (vṛścika) | ||||||||
धनु (dhanu) |
मकर (makara) |
कुम्भ (kumbha) |
मीन (mīna) | ||||||||
References
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “234”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 234
- Monier Williams (1899) “धनु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 509, column 1.