रत्न
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna). Doublet of रतन (ratan).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾət̪.nᵊ/, [ɾɐt̪̚.nᵊ]
- (epenthetic) (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾə.t̪ən/, [ɾɐ.t̪ɐ̃n]
Noun
रत्न • (ratna) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रत्न ratna |
रत्न ratna |
| oblique | रत्न ratna |
रत्नों ratnõ |
| vocative | रत्न ratna |
रत्नो ratno |
Marathi
Alternative forms
- रतन (ratan)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).[1]
Noun
रत्न • (ratna) n
- gem, jewel, precious stone[1]
- collective term for 14 precious things generated during Samudra manthan.[1]
- (figuratively) term of praise for an excellent thing in general; jewel[1]
Derived terms
(Adjectives)
- रत्नजडीत (ratnajḍīt)
(Noun)
- रत्नपारखी c (ratnapārakhī)
Related terms
(Adjectives)
- रत्नखचित (ratnakhcit)
(Nouns)
References
Nepali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rʌt̪n̪ʌ]
- Phonetic Devanagari: रत्न
Noun
रत्न • (ratna)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ৰত্ন (Assamese script)
- ᬭᬢ᭄ᬦ (Balinese script)
- রত্ন (Bengali script)
- 𑰨𑰝𑰿𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ရတ္န (Burmese script)
- રત્ન (Gujarati script)
- ਰਤ੍ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦫꦠ꧀ꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂩𑂞𑂹𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ರತ್ನ (Kannada script)
- រត្ន (Khmer script)
- ຣຕ຺ນ (Lao script)
- രത്ന (Malayalam script)
- ᡵᠠᢠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘨𑘝𑘿𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠷᠠᢐᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧈𑦽𑧠𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐬𑐟𑑂𑐣 (Newa script)
- ରତ୍ନ (Odia script)
- ꢬꢡ꣄ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆫𑆠𑇀𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖨𑖝𑖿𑖡 (Siddham script)
- රත්න (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩼𑩫 𑪙𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚤𑚙𑚶𑚝 (Takri script)
- ரத்ந (Tamil script)
- రత్న (Telugu script)
- รตฺน (Thai script)
- ར་ཏྣ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒩𑒞𑓂𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨫𑨙𑩇𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Noun
रत्न • (rátna) stem, n
- gift, present, goods, wealth, riches (RV., AV., ŚBr.)
- jewel, gem, treasure, precious stone (the nine jewel are pearl, ruby, topaz, diamond, emerald, lapis lazuli, coral, sapphire, गोमेद (gomeda); hence ratna is a name for the number 9; but according to some 14) (Mn. MBh. etc.)
- anything valuable or best of its kind (e. g. पुत्ररत्न (putra-ratna, “an excellent son”))
- magnet, loadstone (Kap., Sch.) (compare मणि (maṇi))
- water (L.)
- = रत्नहविस् (ratna-havis) (ŚBr.)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रत्नम् (rátnam) | रत्ने (rátne) | रत्नानि (rátnāni) रत्ना¹ (rátnā¹) |
| accusative | रत्नम् (rátnam) | रत्ने (rátne) | रत्नानि (rátnāni) रत्ना¹ (rátnā¹) |
| instrumental | रत्नेन (rátnena) | रत्नाभ्याम् (rátnābhyām) | रत्नैः (rátnaiḥ) रत्नेभिः¹ (rátnebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | रत्नाय (rátnāya) | रत्नाभ्याम् (rátnābhyām) | रत्नेभ्यः (rátnebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रत्नात् (rátnāt) | रत्नाभ्याम् (rátnābhyām) | रत्नेभ्यः (rátnebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रत्नस्य (rátnasya) | रत्नयोः (rátnayoḥ) | रत्नानाम् (rátnānām) |
| locative | रत्ने (rátne) | रत्नयोः (rátnayoḥ) | रत्नेषु (rátneṣu) |
| vocative | रत्न (rátna) | रत्ने (rátne) | रत्नानि (rátnāni) रत्ना¹ (rátnā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Hindi: रत्न (ratna)
- → Malayalam: രത്നം (ratnaṁ)
- → Marathi: रत्न (ratna)
- → Nepali: रत्न (ratna)
- → Old Javanese: ratna
- Pali: ratana
- → Punjabi: ਰਤਨ (ratan)
- → Tamil: இரத்தினம் (irattiṉam), ரத்தினம் (rattiṉam)
- → Telugu: రత్నము (ratnamu)
References
- Haughton, Graves C. (1833) “ৰত্ন”, in A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 2373
- Monier Williams (1899) “रत्न”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0864.