अनुराग

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुराग (anurāga).

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

अनुराग • (anurāg) m (Urdu spelling انراگ)

1. higher love (e.g. the love of music or art)
2. strong desire
3. love
4. passion
5. affection
6. fondness
7. attachment
8. predilection

Declension

Declension of अनुराग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अनुराग anurāg	अनुराग anurāg
oblique	अनुराग anurāg	अनुरागों anurāgõ
vocative	अनुराग anurāg	अनुरागो anurāgo

Proper noun

अनुराग • (anurāg) m (Urdu spelling انراگ)

1. a male given name, Anurag, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of अनुराग (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	अनुराग anurāg
oblique	अनुराग anurāg
vocative	अनुराग anurāg

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अनुराग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 216
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “अनुराग”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 28
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अनुराग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 37
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अनुराग”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 16.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অনুৰাগ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬦᬸᬭᬵᬕ (Balinese script)
• অনুরাগ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰡𑰲𑰨𑰯𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀦𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• အနုရာဂ (Burmese script)
• અનુરાગ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਨੁਰਾਗ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌗 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦤꦸꦫꦴꦒ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂢𑂳𑂩𑂰𑂏 (Kaithi script)
• ಅನುರಾಗ (Kannada script)
• អនុរាគ (Khmer script)
• ອນຸຣາຄ (Lao script)
• അനുരാഗ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠨᡠᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘡𑘳𑘨𑘰𑘐 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠨᠤᠷᠠᢗᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧁𑧔𑧈𑧑𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐣𑐸𑐬𑐵𑐐 (Newa script)
• ଅନୁରାଗ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢥꢸꢬꢵꢔ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆤𑆶𑆫𑆳𑆓 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖡𑖲𑖨𑖯𑖐 (Siddham script)
• අනුරාග (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩯𑩒𑩼𑩛𑩞 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚝𑚰𑚤𑚭𑚌 (Takri script)
• அநுராக³ (Tamil script)
• అనురాగ (Telugu script)
• อนุราค (Thai script)
• ཨ་ནུ་རཱ་ག (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒢𑒳𑒩𑒰𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨝𑨃𑨫𑨊𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

अनु- (anu-) +‎ राग (rāga)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.nu.ɾɑː.ɡɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.n̪u.ɾɑː.ɡɐ/

Noun

अनुराग • (anurāga) stem, m

1. predilection
2. a higher love, like the love of music or art
3. affection
4. admirer
5. devotion
6. fidelity
7. fondness

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अनुराग

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अनुरागः (anurāgaḥ)	अनुरागौ (anurāgau) अनुरागा¹ (anurāgā¹)	अनुरागाः (anurāgāḥ) अनुरागासः¹ (anurāgāsaḥ¹)
accusative	अनुरागम् (anurāgam)	अनुरागौ (anurāgau) अनुरागा¹ (anurāgā¹)	अनुरागान् (anurāgān)
instrumental	अनुरागेण (anurāgeṇa)	अनुरागाभ्याम् (anurāgābhyām)	अनुरागैः (anurāgaiḥ) अनुरागेभिः¹ (anurāgebhiḥ¹)
dative	अनुरागाय (anurāgāya)	अनुरागाभ्याम् (anurāgābhyām)	अनुरागेभ्यः (anurāgebhyaḥ)
ablative	अनुरागात् (anurāgāt)	अनुरागाभ्याम् (anurāgābhyām)	अनुरागेभ्यः (anurāgebhyaḥ)
genitive	अनुरागस्य (anurāgasya)	अनुरागयोः (anurāgayoḥ)	अनुरागाणाम् (anurāgāṇām)
locative	अनुरागे (anurāge)	अनुरागयोः (anurāgayoḥ)	अनुरागेषु (anurāgeṣu)
vocative	अनुराग (anurāga)	अनुरागौ (anurāgau) अनुरागा¹ (anurāgā¹)	अनुरागाः (anurāgāḥ) अनुरागासः¹ (anurāgāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अनुरागवत् (anurāgavat)
• अनुरागिन् (anurāgin)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “अनुराग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 37, column 2.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “अनुराग”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan