हीरक
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हीरक (hīraka). Doublet of हीरा (hīrā) and हीर (hīr).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦiː.ɾək/, [ɦiː.ɾɐk]
Noun
हीरक • (hīrak) m
- (rare, formal) a diamond
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हीरक hīrak |
हीरक hīrak |
| oblique | हीरक hīrak |
हीरकों hīrakõ |
| vocative | हीरक hīrak |
हीरको hīrako |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हीरक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “हीरक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हीरक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- হীৰক (Assamese script)
- ᬳᬷᬭᬓ (Balinese script)
- হীরক (Bengali script)
- 𑰮𑰱𑰨𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- ဟီရက (Burmese script)
- હીરક (Gujarati script)
- ਹੀਰਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌹𑍀𑌰𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦲꦷꦫꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂯𑂲𑂩𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ಹೀರಕ (Kannada script)
- ហីរក (Khmer script)
- ຫີຣກ (Lao script)
- ഹീരക (Malayalam script)
- ᡥᡳᡳᡵᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘮𑘲𑘨𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠾᠢᠢᠷᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧎𑧓𑧈𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐴𑐷𑐬𑐎 (Newa script)
- ହୀରକ (Odia script)
- ꢲꢷꢬꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆲𑆵𑆫𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖮𑖱𑖨𑖎 (Siddham script)
- හීරක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪂𑩑𑩛𑩼𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚩𑚯𑚤𑚊 (Takri script)
- ஹீரக (Tamil script)
- హీరక (Telugu script)
- หีรก (Thai script)
- ཧཱི་ར་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒯𑒲𑒩𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨱𑨁𑨊𑨫𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɦiː.ɾɐ.kɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɦiː.ɾɐ.kɐ/
Noun
हीरक • (hīraka) stem, m or n
- a diamond
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हीरकः (hīrakaḥ) | हीरकौ (hīrakau) हीरका¹ (hīrakā¹) |
हीरकाः (hīrakāḥ) हीरकासः¹ (hīrakāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | हीरकम् (hīrakam) | हीरकौ (hīrakau) हीरका¹ (hīrakā¹) |
हीरकान् (hīrakān) |
| instrumental | हीरकेण (hīrakeṇa) | हीरकाभ्याम् (hīrakābhyām) | हीरकैः (hīrakaiḥ) हीरकेभिः¹ (hīrakebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | हीरकाय (hīrakāya) | हीरकाभ्याम् (hīrakābhyām) | हीरकेभ्यः (hīrakebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हीरकात् (hīrakāt) | हीरकाभ्याम् (hīrakābhyām) | हीरकेभ्यः (hīrakebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हीरकस्य (hīrakasya) | हीरकयोः (hīrakayoḥ) | हीरकाणाम् (hīrakāṇām) |
| locative | हीरके (hīrake) | हीरकयोः (hīrakayoḥ) | हीरकेषु (hīrakeṣu) |
| vocative | हीरक (hīraka) | हीरकौ (hīrakau) हीरका¹ (hīrakā¹) |
हीरकाः (hīrakāḥ) हीरकासः¹ (hīrakāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हीरकम् (hīrakam) | हीरके (hīrake) | हीरकाणि (hīrakāṇi) हीरका¹ (hīrakā¹) |
| accusative | हीरकम् (hīrakam) | हीरके (hīrake) | हीरकाणि (hīrakāṇi) हीरका¹ (hīrakā¹) |
| instrumental | हीरकेण (hīrakeṇa) | हीरकाभ्याम् (hīrakābhyām) | हीरकैः (hīrakaiḥ) हीरकेभिः¹ (hīrakebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | हीरकाय (hīrakāya) | हीरकाभ्याम् (hīrakābhyām) | हीरकेभ्यः (hīrakebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हीरकात् (hīrakāt) | हीरकाभ्याम् (hīrakābhyām) | हीरकेभ्यः (hīrakebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हीरकस्य (hīrakasya) | हीरकयोः (hīrakayoḥ) | हीरकाणाम् (hīrakāṇām) |
| locative | हीरके (hīrake) | हीरकयोः (hīrakayoḥ) | हीरकेषु (hīrakeṣu) |
| vocative | हीरक (hīraka) | हीरके (hīrake) | हीरकाणि (hīrakāṇi) हीरका¹ (hīrakā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “हीरक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1300, column 3.