रेखा
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā). Doublet of लेखा (lekhā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾeː.kʰɑː/, [ɾeː.kʰäː]
Noun
रेखा • (rekhā) f (Urdu spelling ریکھا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रेखा rekhā |
रेखाएँ rekhāẽ |
| oblique | रेखा rekhā |
रेखाओं rekhāõ |
| vocative | रेखा rekhā |
रेखाओ rekhāo |
Derived terms
- रेखागणित (rekhāgṇit)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “रेखा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “रेखा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रेखा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
From Old Marathi 𑘨𑘹𑘏𑘰 (rekhā), from Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾe.kʰa/
Noun
रेखा • (rekhā) f
Declension
| Declension of रेखा (fem ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
रेखा rekhā | ||
| direct plural |
रेखा rekhā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
रेखा rekhā |
रेखा rekhā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
रेखे rekhe |
रेखां- rekhān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
रेखेला rekhelā |
रेखांना rekhānnā | |
| ergative | रेखेने, रेखेनं rekhene, rekhena |
रेखांनी rekhānnī | |
| instrumental | रेखेशी rekheśī |
रेखांशी rekhānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
रेखेत rekhet |
रेखांत rekhāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
रेखे rekhe |
रेखांनो rekhānno | |
| 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 रेखा (fem ā-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 |
रेखेचा rekheċā |
रेखेचे rekheċe |
रेखेची rekhecī |
रेखेच्या rekhecā |
रेखेचे, रेखेचं rekheċe, rekheċa |
रेखेची rekhecī |
रेखेच्या rekhecā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
रेखांचा rekhānċā |
रेखांचे rekhānċe |
रेखांची rekhāñcī |
रेखांच्या rekhāncā |
रेखांचे, रेखांचं rekhānċe, rekhānċa |
रेखांची rekhāñcī |
रेखांच्या rekhāñcā | |
| * 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
- रेखागणित (rekhāgṇit)
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “रेखा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “रेखा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “रेखा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
Old Marathi
Noun
रेखा (rekhā) f
- Devanagari form of 𑘨𑘹𑘏𑘰 (rekhā, “line”)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ৰেখা (Assamese script)
- ᬭᬾᬔᬵ (Balinese script)
- রেখা (Bengali script)
- 𑰨𑰸𑰏𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀭𑁂𑀔𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ရေခါ (Burmese script)
- રેખા (Gujarati script)
- ਰੇਖਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌰𑍇𑌖𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦫꦺꦑꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂩𑂵𑂎𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ರೇಖಾ (Kannada script)
- រេខា (Khmer script)
- ເຣຂາ (Lao script)
- രേഖാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡵᡝᡘᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘨𑘹𑘏𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠷᠧᠻᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧈𑧚𑦯𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐬𑐾𑐏𑐵 (Newa script)
- ରେଖା (Odia script)
- ꢬꢾꢓꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆫𑆼𑆒𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖨𑖸𑖏𑖯 (Siddham script)
- රෙඛා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩼𑩔𑩝𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚤𑚲𑚋𑚭 (Takri script)
- ரேக²ா (Tamil script)
- రేఖా (Telugu script)
- เรขา (Thai script)
- རེ་ཁཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒩𑒹𑒐𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨫𑨄𑨌𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Related to लिखति (likhati, “to scratch, write”); probably a noun formation from Proto-Indo-Aryan *rikʰ-á-ti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rikʰ-á-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *rikh₂-é-ti, from *reyk(ʷ)h₂- (“to scratch”). Cognate with Lithuanian riekiù (“to cut, carve”), riēkti[1] and possibly English row.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɾɐj.kʰɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɾeː.kʰɑː/
Noun
रेखा • (rekhā) stem, f
- a scratch, streak, stripe, line Gṛihyās. Yājñ. MBh. &c.
- a continuous line, row, range, series MBh. Kāv. &c.
- the first or prime meridian (considered to be a line drawn from लङ्का to मेरु i.e. from Ceylon [supposed to lie on the equator] to the north pole) Sūryas.
- a right or straight position of all the limbs in dancing Saṃgīt.
- delineation, outline, drawing, sketch Kāv. Kathās.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रेखा (rekhā) | रेखे (rekhe) | रेखाः (rekhāḥ) |
| accusative | रेखाम् (rekhām) | रेखे (rekhe) | रेखाः (rekhāḥ) |
| instrumental | रेखया (rekhayā) रेखा¹ (rekhā¹) |
रेखाभ्याम् (rekhābhyām) | रेखाभिः (rekhābhiḥ) |
| dative | रेखायै (rekhāyai) | रेखाभ्याम् (rekhābhyām) | रेखाभ्यः (rekhābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रेखायाः (rekhāyāḥ) रेखायै² (rekhāyai²) |
रेखाभ्याम् (rekhābhyām) | रेखाभ्यः (rekhābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रेखायाः (rekhāyāḥ) रेखायै² (rekhāyai²) |
रेखयोः (rekhayoḥ) | रेखाणाम् (rekhāṇām) |
| locative | रेखायाम् (rekhāyām) | रेखयोः (rekhayoḥ) | रेखासु (rekhāsu) |
| vocative | रेखे (rekhe) | रेखे (rekhe) | रेखाः (rekhāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Derived terms
- रेखागणित (rekhāgaṇita)
Descendants
- Assamese: ৰেহ (reh), ৰেহা (reha)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “रेखा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0887.
- ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*rei̯k(u̯)h₂-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 504