वीणा

See also: वाणी, वाण, वाणि, and वेणु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वीणा (vī́ṇā).

Noun

वीणा • (vīṇā) f

a kind of Indian lute

Declension

Declension of *वीणा* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	वीणा vīṇā	वीणाएँ vīṇāẽ
oblique	वीणा vīṇā	वीणाओं vīṇāõ
vocative	वीणा vīṇā	वीणाओ vīṇāo

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘲𑘜𑘰 (viṇā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀡𑀸 (vīṇā), from Sanskrit वीणा (vīṇā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋi.ɳa/
Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: वी‧णा

Noun

वीणा • (vīṇā) f

Veena, a kind of Indian lute

Declension

Declension of वीणा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	वीणा vīṇā
direct plural	वीणा vīṇā
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	वीणा vīṇā	वीणा vīṇā
oblique सामान्यरूप	वीणे vīṇe	वीणां- vīṇān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	वीणेला vīṇelā	वीणांना vīṇānnā
ergative	वीणेने, वीणेनं vīṇene, vīṇena	वीणांनी vīṇānnī
instrumental	वीणेशी vīṇeśī	वीणांशी vīṇānśī
locative सप्तमी	वीणेत vīṇet	वीणांत vīṇāt
vocative संबोधन	वीणे vīṇe	वीणांनो vīṇānno
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 वीणा (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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	वीणेचा vīṇeċā	वीणेचे vīṇeċe	वीणेची vīṇecī	वीणेच्या vīṇecā	वीणेचे, वीणेचं vīṇeċe, vīṇeċa	वीणेची vīṇecī	वीणेच्या vīṇecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	वीणांचा vīṇānċā	वीणांचे vīṇānċe	वीणांची vīṇāñcī	वीणांच्या vīṇāncā	वीणांचे, वीणांचं vīṇānċe, vīṇānċa	वीणांची vīṇāñcī	वीणांच्या vīṇāñcā
^* 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

वैणिक (vaiṇik)

Proper noun

वीणा • (vīṇā) f

a female given name from Sanskrit

References

Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वीणा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “वीणा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “विणा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ৱীণা (Assamese script)
ᬯᬷᬡᬵ (Balinese script)
বীণা (Bengali script)
𑰪𑰱𑰜𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀯𑀻𑀡𑀸 (Brahmi script)
ဝီဏာ (Burmese script)
વીણા (Gujarati script)
ਵੀਣਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌵𑍀𑌣𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦮꦷꦟꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂫𑂲𑂝𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ವೀಣಾ (Kannada script)
វីណា (Khmer script)
ວີຓາ (Lao script)
വീണാ (Malayalam script)
ᠸᡳᡳᢏᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘪𑘲𑘜𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠸᠢᠢᢏᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧊𑧓𑦼𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐰𑐷𑐞𑐵 (Newa script)
ଵୀଣା (Odia script)
ꢮꢷꢠꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆮𑆵𑆟𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖪𑖱𑖜𑖯 (Siddham script)
වීණා (Sinhalese script)
𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩪𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚦𑚯𑚘𑚭 (Takri script)
வீணா (Tamil script)
వీణా (Telugu script)
วีณา (Thai script)
ཝཱི་ཎཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒫𑒲𑒝𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨘𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wī́naH (“lute”).

Cognate with Middle Persian wn' (win), Sogdian [script needed] (wynʾ /⁠wīnā⁠/), Old Armenian վին (vin, “kind of plucked string instrument”) (an Iranian borrowing), Khotanese [script needed] (bīna).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋíː.ɳɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋiː.ɳɑː/

Noun

वीणा • (vī́ṇā) stem, f

the Indian lute (an instrument of the guitar kind, supposed to have been invented by नारद (nārada) q.v., usually having seven wires or strings raised upon nineteen frets or supports fixed on a long rounded board, towards the ends of which are two large gourds; its compass is said to be two octaves, but it has many varieties according to the number of strings etc.) (TS., Śbr.)
(astrology) a particular configuration of the stars (VarBṛS.)
name of a river (MBh.)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of वीणा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वीणा (vī́ṇā)	वीणे (vī́ṇe)	वीणाः (vī́ṇāḥ)
accusative	वीणाम् (vī́ṇām)	वीणे (vī́ṇe)	वीणाः (vī́ṇāḥ)
instrumental	वीणया (vī́ṇayā) वीणा¹ (vī́ṇā¹)	वीणाभ्याम् (vī́ṇābhyām)	वीणाभिः (vī́ṇābhiḥ)
dative	वीणायै (vī́ṇāyai)	वीणाभ्याम् (vī́ṇābhyām)	वीणाभ्यः (vī́ṇābhyaḥ)
ablative	वीणायाः (vī́ṇāyāḥ) वीणायै² (vī́ṇāyai²)	वीणाभ्याम् (vī́ṇābhyām)	वीणाभ्यः (vī́ṇābhyaḥ)
genitive	वीणायाः (vī́ṇāyāḥ) वीणायै² (vī́ṇāyai²)	वीणयोः (vī́ṇayoḥ)	वीणानाम् (vī́ṇānām)
locative	वीणायाम् (vī́ṇāyām)	वीणयोः (vī́ṇayoḥ)	वीणासु (vī́ṇāsu)
vocative	वीणे (vī́ṇe)	वीणे (vī́ṇe)	वीणाः (vī́ṇāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

Pali: vīṇā
- → Khmer: ពិណ (pɨn)
- → Thai: พิณ (pin)
- → Lao: ພິນ (phin)
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀻𑀡𑀸 (vīṇā)
- Gujarati: વીણા (vīṇā)
- Hindi: वीणा (vīṇā), बीन (bīn)
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀻𑀡𑀸 (vīṇā)
- Old Marathi: 𑘪𑘲𑘜𑘰 (viṇā)
  - Marathi: वीणा (vīṇā)
South Dravidian:
- → Kannada: ವೀಣೆ (vīṇe)
- → Telugu: వీణ (vīṇa)
- → Tamil: வீணை (vīṇai)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “वीणा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1005/1.