लीन
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit लीन (līna).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /liːn/, [lĩːn]
Adjective
लीन • (līn)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “लीन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लीन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “लीन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लीन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- লীন (Assamese script)
- ᬮᬷᬦ (Balinese script)
- লীন (Bengali script)
- 𑰩𑰱𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀮𑀻𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- လီန (Burmese script)
- લીન (Gujarati script)
- ਲੀਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌲𑍀𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦭꦷꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂪𑂲𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಲೀನ (Kannada script)
- លីន (Khmer script)
- ລີນ (Lao script)
- ലീന (Malayalam script)
- ᠯᡳᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘩𑘲𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠯᠢᠢᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧉𑧓𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐮𑐷𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଲୀନ (Odia script)
- ꢭꢷꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆬𑆵𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖩𑖱𑖡 (Siddham script)
- ලීන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩽𑩑𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚥𑚯𑚝 (Takri script)
- லீந (Tamil script)
- లీన (Telugu script)
- ลีน (Thai script)
- ལཱི་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒪𑒲𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨬𑨁𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HliHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂liH-n-ó- (“smeared”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /liː.nɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /l̪iː.n̪ɐ/
Participle
लीन • (līná) past passive participle (root ली)
- past passive participle of ली (lī)
Adjective
लीन • (līná) stem (root ली)
- clung or pressed closely together, attached or devoted to, merged in [with locative; or with composition]
- sticking
- lying or resting on, staying in, lurking, hiding
- dissolved, absorbed in [with locative; or with composition], disappeared, vanished
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | लीनः (līnáḥ) | लीनौ (līnaú) लीना¹ (līnā́¹) |
लीनाः (līnā́ḥ) लीनासः¹ (līnā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | लीनम् (līnám) | लीनौ (līnaú) लीना¹ (līnā́¹) |
लीनान् (līnā́n) |
| instrumental | लीनेन (līnéna) | लीनाभ्याम् (līnā́bhyām) | लीनैः (līnaíḥ) लीनेभिः¹ (līnébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | लीनाय (līnā́ya) | लीनाभ्याम् (līnā́bhyām) | लीनेभ्यः (līnébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | लीनात् (līnā́t) | लीनाभ्याम् (līnā́bhyām) | लीनेभ्यः (līnébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | लीनस्य (līnásya) | लीनयोः (līnáyoḥ) | लीनानाम् (līnā́nām) |
| locative | लीने (līné) | लीनयोः (līnáyoḥ) | लीनेषु (līnéṣu) |
| vocative | लीन (lī́na) | लीनौ (lī́nau) लीना¹ (lī́nā¹) |
लीनाः (lī́nāḥ) लीनासः¹ (lī́nāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | लीना (līnā́) | लीने (līné) | लीनाः (līnā́ḥ) |
| accusative | लीनाम् (līnā́m) | लीने (līné) | लीनाः (līnā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | लीनया (līnáyā) लीना¹ (līnā́¹) |
लीनाभ्याम् (līnā́bhyām) | लीनाभिः (līnā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | लीनायै (līnā́yai) | लीनाभ्याम् (līnā́bhyām) | लीनाभ्यः (līnā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | लीनायाः (līnā́yāḥ) लीनायै² (līnā́yai²) |
लीनाभ्याम् (līnā́bhyām) | लीनाभ्यः (līnā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | लीनायाः (līnā́yāḥ) लीनायै² (līnā́yai²) |
लीनयोः (līnáyoḥ) | लीनानाम् (līnā́nām) |
| locative | लीनायाम् (līnā́yām) | लीनयोः (līnáyoḥ) | लीनासु (līnā́su) |
| vocative | लीने (lī́ne) | लीने (lī́ne) | लीनाः (lī́nāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | लीनम् (līnám) | लीने (līné) | लीनानि (līnā́ni) लीना¹ (līnā́¹) |
| accusative | लीनम् (līnám) | लीने (līné) | लीनानि (līnā́ni) लीना¹ (līnā́¹) |
| instrumental | लीनेन (līnéna) | लीनाभ्याम् (līnā́bhyām) | लीनैः (līnaíḥ) लीनेभिः¹ (līnébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | लीनाय (līnā́ya) | लीनाभ्याम् (līnā́bhyām) | लीनेभ्यः (līnébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | लीनात् (līnā́t) | लीनाभ्याम् (līnā́bhyām) | लीनेभ्यः (līnébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | लीनस्य (līnásya) | लीनयोः (līnáyoḥ) | लीनानाम् (līnā́nām) |
| locative | लीने (līné) | लीनयोः (līnáyoḥ) | लीनेषु (līnéṣu) |
| vocative | लीन (lī́na) | लीने (lī́ne) | लीनानि (lī́nāni) लीना¹ (lī́nā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Hindi: लीन (līn)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “लीन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0903.