अनुमान

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अनुमान (anumāna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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

   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)
direct singular	अनुमान anumān
direct plural	अनुमान anumān
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अनुमान anumān		अनुमान anumān
oblique सामान्यरूप	अनुमाना anumānā		अनुमानां- anumānān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अनुमानाला anumānālā		अनुमानांना anumānānnā
ergative	अनुमानाने, अनुमानानं anumānāne, anumānāna		अनुमानांनी anumānānnī
instrumental	अनुमानाशी anumānāśī		अनुमानांशी anumānānśī
locative सप्तमी	अनुमानात anumānāt		अनुमानांत anumānāt
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 anumānāċā	अनुमानाचे anumānāċe	अनुमानाची anumānācī	अनुमानाच्या anumānācā	अनुमानाचे, अनुमानाचं anumānāċe, anumānāċa	अनुमानाची anumānācī	अनुमानाच्या anumānācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अनुमानांचा anumānānċā	अनुमानांचे anumānānċe	अनुमानांची anumānāñcī	अनुमानांच्या anumānāncā	अनुमानांचे, अनुमानांचं anumānānċe, anumānānċa	अनुमानांची anumānāñcī	अनुमानांच्या anumānāñcā
* 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