धनुष्य
Hindi
Etymology
From धनुष (dhanuṣ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱə.nʊʂ.jᵊ/, [d̪ʱɐ.nʊʃ.jᵊ]
Noun
धनुष्य • (dhanuṣya) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | धनुष्य dhanuṣya |
धनुष्य dhanuṣya |
| oblique | धनुष्य dhanuṣya |
धनुष्यों dhanuṣyõ |
| vocative | धनुष्य dhanuṣya |
धनुष्यो dhanuṣyo |
Marathi
Etymology
Derived from Old Marathi 𑘠𑘡𑘳𑘬 (dhanuṣa, “a bow”) + य (ya), from Sanskrit धनुस् (dhanus, “a bow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ʱə.nuʂ.jə/
Noun
धनुष्य • (dhanuṣya) n
Declension
| Declension of धनुष्य (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
धनुष्य dhanuṣya | ||
| direct plural |
धनुष्ये, धनुष्यं dhanuṣye, dhanuṣya | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
धनुष्य dhanuṣya |
धनुष्ये, धनुष्यं dhanuṣye, dhanuṣya | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
धनुष्या dhanuṣyā |
धनुष्यां- dhanuṣyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
धनुष्याला dhanuṣyālā |
धनुष्यांना dhanuṣyānnā | |
| ergative | धनुष्याने, धनुष्यानं dhanuṣyāne, dhanuṣyāna |
धनुष्यांनी dhanuṣyānnī | |
| instrumental | धनुष्याशी dhanuṣyāśī |
धनुष्यांशी dhanuṣyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
धनुष्यात dhanuṣyāt |
धनुष्यांत dhanuṣyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
धनुष्या dhanuṣyā |
धनुष्यांनो dhanuṣyānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of धनुष्य (neut cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
धनुष्याचा dhanuṣyāċā |
धनुष्याचे dhanuṣyāċe |
धनुष्याची dhanuṣyācī |
धनुष्याच्या dhanuṣyācā |
धनुष्याचे, धनुष्याचं dhanuṣyāċe, dhanuṣyāċa |
धनुष्याची dhanuṣyācī |
धनुष्याच्या dhanuṣyācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
धनुष्यांचा dhanuṣyānċā |
धनुष्यांचे dhanuṣyānċe |
धनुष्यांची dhanuṣyāñcī |
धनुष्यांच्या dhanuṣyāncā |
धनुष्यांचे, धनुष्यांचं dhanuṣyānċe, dhanuṣyānċa |
धनुष्यांची dhanuṣyāñcī |
धनुष्यांच्या dhanuṣyāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- इंद्रधनुष्य (indradhnuṣya, “rainbow”)
- धनुष्यबाण (dhanuṣyabāṇ, “bow and arrow”)
See also
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “धनुष्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “धनुष”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan