नहाण
Marathi
Alternative forms
- न्हाण (nhāṇ)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘮𑘰𑘜 (nahāṇa), 𑘡𑘿𑘮𑘰𑘜 (nhāṇa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡 (ṇhāṇa), from Sanskrit स्नान (snāna). Doublet of स्नान (snān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nə.ɦaɳ/, [nʱaɳ]
- Hyphenation: न‧हाण
- Rhymes: -aɳ
Noun
नहाण • (nahāṇ) n
- menarche; the commencement of female puberty
- Synonym: रजोदर्शन (rajodarśan)
- (largely dated) bathing, bath, ablution
Declension
| Declension of नहाण (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
नहाण nahāṇ | ||
| direct plural |
नहाणे, नहाणं nahāṇe, nahāṇa | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
नहाण nahāṇ |
नहाणे, नहाणं nahāṇe, nahāṇa | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
नहाणा nahāṇā |
नहाणां- nahāṇān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
नहाणाला nahāṇālā |
नहाणांना nahāṇānnā | |
| ergative | नहाणाने, नहाणानं nahāṇāne, nahāṇāna |
नहाणांनी nahāṇānnī | |
| instrumental | नहाणाशी nahāṇāśī |
नहाणांशी nahāṇānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
नहाणात nahāṇāt |
नहाणांत nahāṇāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
नहाणा nahāṇā |
नहाणांनो nahāṇānno | |
| 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 नहाण (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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
नहाणाचा nahāṇāċā |
नहाणाचे nahāṇāċe |
नहाणाची nahāṇācī |
नहाणाच्या nahāṇācā |
नहाणाचे, नहाणाचं nahāṇāċe, nahāṇāċa |
नहाणाची nahāṇācī |
नहाणाच्या nahāṇācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
नहाणांचा nahāṇānċā |
नहाणांचे nahāṇānċe |
नहाणांची nahāṇāñcī |
नहाणांच्या nahāṇāncā |
नहाणांचे, नहाणांचं nahāṇānċe, nahāṇānċa |
नहाणांची nahāṇāñcī |
नहाणांच्या nahāṇāñcā | |
| * 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
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नहाण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नहाण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “न्हाण”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan