स्नान
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्नान (snāna).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /snɑːn/, [snä̃ːn]
Noun
स्नान • (snān) m (Urdu spelling اسنان)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | स्नान snān |
स्नान snān |
| oblique | स्नान snān |
स्नानों snānõ |
| vocative | स्नान snān |
स्नानो snāno |
Related terms
- स्नानघर (snānghar)
Marathi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्नान (snāna). Doublet of नहाण (nahāṇ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snan/
- Hyphenation: स्नान
- Rhymes: -an
Noun
स्नान • (snān) m (formal)
- bathing, bath, ablution
- (Hinduism) a ceremonial purification of the body with water, ashes etc.
Declension
| Declension of स्नान (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
स्नान snān | ||
| direct plural |
स्नान snān | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
स्नान snān |
स्नान snān | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
स्नाना snānā |
स्नानां- snānān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
स्नानाला snānālā |
स्नानांना snānānnā | |
| ergative | स्नानाने, स्नानानं snānāne, snānāna |
स्नानांनी snānānnī | |
| instrumental | स्नानाशी snānāśī |
स्नानांशी snānānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
स्नानात snānāt |
स्नानांत snānāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
स्नाना snānā |
स्नानांनो snānānno | |
| 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 स्नान (masc 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 |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
स्नानाचा snānāċā |
स्नानाचे snānāċe |
स्नानाची snānācī |
स्नानाच्या snānācā |
स्नानाचे, स्नानाचं snānāċe, snānāċa |
स्नानाची snānācī |
स्नानाच्या snānācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
स्नानांचा snānānċā |
स्नानांचे snānānċe |
स्नानांची snānāñcī |
स्नानांच्या snānāncā |
स्नानांचे, स्नानांचं snānānċe, snānānċa |
स्नानांची snānāñcī |
स्नानांच्या snānāñcā | |
| * 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
- स्नानगृह (snāngruh)
- स्नानपान (snānpān)
- स्नानविधि (snānvidhi)
- स्नानसंध्या (snānsandhyā)
- स्नानीय (snānīy)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “स्नान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “स्नान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- স্নান (Assamese script)
- ᬲ᭄ᬦᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
- স্নান (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰿𑰡𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁆𑀦𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- သ္နာန (Burmese script)
- સ્નાન (Gujarati script)
- ਸ੍ਨਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦱ꧀ꦤꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂹𑂢𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಸ್ನಾನ (Kannada script)
- ស្នាន (Khmer script)
- ສ຺ນານ (Lao script)
- സ്നാന (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠨᠠ᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘿𑘡𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠨᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧠𑧁𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑂𑐣𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
- ସ୍ନାନ (Odia script)
- ꢱ꣄ꢥꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑇀𑆤𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖿𑖡𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
- ස්නාන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁 𑪙𑩯𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚶𑚝𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
- ஸ்நாந (Tamil script)
- స్నాన (Telugu script)
- สฺนาน (Thai script)
- སྣཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓂𑒢𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑩇𑨝𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From स्ना (snā, “to bathe”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /snɑː.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪n̪ɑː.n̪ɐ/
Noun
स्नान • (snāna) stem, n
- bath, bathing
- bathroom
- ablution
- cleansing, washing off
- religious or ceremonial ablution
- bathing in sacred waters
- anything used in ablution
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | स्नानम् (snānam) | स्नाने (snāne) | स्नानानि (snānāni) स्नाना¹ (snānā¹) |
| accusative | स्नानम् (snānam) | स्नाने (snāne) | स्नानानि (snānāni) स्नाना¹ (snānā¹) |
| instrumental | स्नानेन (snānena) | स्नानाभ्याम् (snānābhyām) | स्नानैः (snānaiḥ) स्नानेभिः¹ (snānebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | स्नानाय (snānāya) | स्नानाभ्याम् (snānābhyām) | स्नानेभ्यः (snānebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | स्नानात् (snānāt) | स्नानाभ्याम् (snānābhyām) | स्नानेभ्यः (snānebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | स्नानस्य (snānasya) | स्नानयोः (snānayoḥ) | स्नानानाम् (snānānām) |
| locative | स्नाने (snāne) | स्नानयोः (snānayoḥ) | स्नानेषु (snāneṣu) |
| vocative | स्नान (snāna) | स्नाने (snāne) | स्नानानि (snānāni) स्नाना¹ (snānā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Pali: sināna, nahāna
- Prakrit: 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡 (ṇhāṇa)
- → Bengali: স্নান (snan)
- → Bengali: সিনান (śinan), চান (can) (semi-learned)
- → Kannada: ಸ್ನಾನ (snāna)
- → Hindi: स्नान (snān)
- → Malayalam: സ്നാനം (snānaṁ)
- → Marathi: स्नान (snān)
- → Tamil: ஸ்நானம் (snāṉam)
- → Telugu: స్నానము (snānamu)
- → Urdu: سنان (snān), اسنان (isnān)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “स्नान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1266/3.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “snāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 796