नरसिंह

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नरसिंह (narasiṃha).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /nəɾ.sɪŋɡʱ/, [nɐɾ.sɪ̃ŋɡʱ]

Proper noun

नरसिंह • (narsĩh) m

(Hinduism) Narasimha, an avatar of Vishnu

Declension

Declension of *नरसिंह* (sg-only masc cons-stem)
	singular
direct	नरसिंह narsĩh
oblique	नरसिंह narsĩh
vocative	नरसिंह narsĩh

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नरसिंह (narasiṃha). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘡𑘨𑘭𑘲𑘽𑘮 (narasīṃha).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nəɾ.siu.ɦə/
Rhymes: -ə
Hyphenation: नर‧सिं‧ह

Noun

नरसिंह • (narsiuha) m

(figuratively) a man of valor or eminence

Declension

Declension of नरसिंह (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	नरसिंह narsiuha
direct plural	नरसिंह narsiuha
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	नरसिंह narsiuha	नरसिंह narsiuha
oblique सामान्यरूप	नरसिंहा narsiuhā	नरसिंहां- narsiuhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	नरसिंहाला narsiuhālā	नरसिंहांना narsiuhānnā
ergative	नरसिंहाने, नरसिंहानं narsiuhāne, narsiuhāna	नरसिंहांनी narsiuhānnī
instrumental	नरसिंहाशी narsiuhāśī	नरसिंहांशी narsiuhānśī
locative सप्तमी	नरसिंहात narsiuhāt	नरसिंहांत narsiuhāt
vocative संबोधन	नरसिंहा narsiuhā	नरसिंहांनो narsiuhānno
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 नरसिंह (masc 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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	नरसिंहाचा narsiuhāċā	नरसिंहाचे narsiuhāċe	नरसिंहाची narsiuhācī	नरसिंहाच्या narsiuhācā	नरसिंहाचे, नरसिंहाचं narsiuhāċe, narsiuhāċa	नरसिंहाची narsiuhācī	नरसिंहाच्या narsiuhācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	नरसिंहांचा narsiuhānċā	नरसिंहांचे narsiuhānċe	नरसिंहांची narsiuhāñcī	नरसिंहांच्या narsiuhāncā	नरसिंहांचे, नरसिंहांचं narsiuhānċe, narsiuhānċa	नरसिंहांची narsiuhāñcī	नरसिंहांच्या narsiuhāñcā
^* 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.

Proper noun

नरसिंह • (narsiuha) m

(Hinduism) Narasimha, the fourth avatar of Lord Vishnu
a male given name from Sanskrit

References

Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नरसिंह”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

নৰসিংহ (Assamese script)
ᬦᬭᬲᬶᬂᬳ (Balinese script)
নরসিংহ (Bengali script)
𑰡𑰨𑰭𑰰𑰽𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀦𑀭𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀳 (Brahmi script)
နရသိံဟ (Burmese script)
નરસિંહ (Gujarati script)
ਨਰਸਿਂਹ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌨𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹 (Grantha script)
ꦤꦫꦱꦶꦁꦲ (Javanese script)
𑂢𑂩𑂮𑂱𑂁𑂯 (Kaithi script)
ನರಸಿಂಹ (Kannada script)
នរសិំហ (Khmer script)
ນຣສິໍຫ (Lao script)
നരസിംഹ (Malayalam script)
ᠨᠠᡵᠠᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᡳᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘡𑘨𑘭𑘱𑘽𑘮 (Modi script)
ᠨᠠᠷᠠ᠋ᢀ᠋ᠰᠢᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧁𑧈𑧍𑧒𑧞𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
𑐣𑐬𑐳𑐶𑑄𑐴 (Newa script)
ନରସିଂହ (Odia script)
ꢥꢬꢱꢶꢀꢲ (Saurashtra script)
𑆤𑆫𑆱𑆴𑆁𑆲 (Sharada script)
𑖡𑖨𑖭𑖰𑖽𑖮 (Siddham script)
නරසිංහ (Sinhalese script)
𑩯𑩼𑪁𑩑𑪖𑪂 (Soyombo script)
𑚝𑚤𑚨𑚮𑚫𑚩 (Takri script)
நரஸிஂஹ (Tamil script)
నరసింహ (Telugu script)
นรสิํห (Thai script)
ན་ར་སིཾ་ཧ (Tibetan script)
𑒢𑒩𑒮𑒱𑓀𑒯 (Tirhuta script)
𑨝𑨫𑨰𑨁𑨸𑨱 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of नर (nára, “man”) +‎ सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐ.ɾɐ.sĩ.ɦɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪ɐ.ɾɐ.s̪ĩ.ɦɐ/

Noun

नरसिंह • (narasiṃhá) stem, m

‘man-lion’, great warrior
Narasimha, the fourth avatar of Vishnu
name of the father of king भैरव

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नरसिंह
	singular
nominative	नरसिंहः (narasiṃháḥ)
accusative	नरसिंहम् (narasiṃhám)
instrumental	नरसिंहेन (narasiṃhéna)
dative	नरसिंहाय (narasiṃhā́ya)
ablative	नरसिंहात् (narasiṃhā́t)
genitive	नरसिंहस्य (narasiṃhásya)
locative	नरसिंहे (narasiṃhé)
vocative	नरसिंह (nárasiṃha)

Descendants

→ Bengali: নরসিংহ (norsiṁho)
→ Gujarati: નરસિંહ (narsĩh)
→ Hindi: नरसिंह (narsĩh)
→ Indonesian: narasinga
→ Kannada: ನರಸಿಂಹ (narasiṃha)
→ Malayalam: നരസിംഹം (narasiṁhaṁ)
→ Marathi: नरसिंह (narsiuha)
→ Old Marathi: 𑘡𑘨𑘭𑘲𑘽𑘮 (narasīṃha)
→ Tamil: நரசிம்மம் (naracimmam)
→ Thai: นรสิงห์

References

Monier Williams (1899) “नरसिंह”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 529/2.