अनुमान

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अनुमान (anumāna).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.nʊ.mɑːn/, [ɐ.nʊ.mä̃ːn]

• Audio (Delhi):

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Noun

अनुमान • (anumān) m (Urdu spelling انمان)

1. estimate, guess, inference, hypothesis

   Synonyms: अंदाज़ (andāz), अटकल (aṭkal)

   यह संख्या हमारे अनुमान से कम पड़ता है।

   yah saṅkhyā hamāre anumān se kam paṛtā hai.

   This number falls short of our estimate.

Declension

Declension of अनुमान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अनुमान anumān	अनुमान anumān
oblique	अनुमान anumān	अनुमानों anumānõ
vocative	अनुमान anumān	अनुमानो anumāno

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अनुमान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884), “अनुमान”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुमान (anumāna). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘀𑘡𑘳𑘦𑘰𑘡 (anumāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.nu.man/
• Hyphenation: अ‧नु‧मान
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

अनुमान • (anumān) m

1. estimate, guess, inference, supposition

   Synonyms: अंदाज (andāj), अटकळ (aṭkaḷ)

2. a dogmatic claim, conjecture

   Synonyms: आडाखा (āḍākhā), अट्टाहास (aṭṭāhās)

Declension

Declension of अनुमान (masc cons-stem)

	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अनुमान anumān	अनुमान anumān
oblique सामान्यरूप	अनुमाना anumānā	अनुमानां- anumānā̃-
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अनुमानाला anumānālā	अनुमानांना anumānānnā
ergative	अनुमानाने, अनुमानानं anumānāne, anumānāna	अनुमानांनी anumānānnī
instrumental	अनुमानाशी anumānāśī	अनुमानांशी anumānāuśī
locative सप्तमी	अनुमानात anumānāt	अनुमानांत anumānānta
vocative संबोधन	अनुमाना anumānā	अनुमानांनो anumānānno

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 अनुमान (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	अनुमानाचा anumānācā	अनुमानाचे anumānāce	अनुमानाची anumānācī	अनुमानाच्या anumānācyā	अनुमानाचे, अनुमानाचं anumānāce, anumānāca	अनुमानाची anumānācī	अनुमानाच्या anumānācyā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अनुमानांचा anumānāñcā	अनुमानांचे anumānāñce	अनुमानांची anumānāñcī	अनुमानांच्या anumānāñcyā	अनुमानांचे, अनुमानांचं anumānāñce, anumānāñca	अनुमानांची anumānāñcī	अनुमानांच्या anumānāñcyā

^* 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

• अनुमानगम्य (anumāngamya)
• अनुमानणे (anumānṇe)
• अनुमानसिद्ध (anumānsiddha)
• अनुमानित (anumānit)
• अनुमानी (anumānī)
• अनुमानोक्ती (anumānoktī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “अनुमान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अनुमान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press