घोषणा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit घोषणा (ghoṣaṇā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱoːʂ.ɳɑː/, [ɡʱoːʃ.ɳäː]

Noun

घोषणा • (ghoṣṇā) f (Urdu spelling گھوشنا)

1. advertisement
2. announcement
3. declaration, proclamation
4. publication

Declension

Declension of घोषणा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घोषणा ghoṣṇā	घोषणाएँ ghoṣṇāẽ
oblique	घोषणा ghoṣṇā	घोषणाओं ghoṣṇāõ
vocative	घोषणा ghoṣṇā	घोषणाओ ghoṣṇāo

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit घोषणा (ghoṣaṇā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʱoʂ.ɳa/

Noun

घोषणा • (ghoṣṇā) f

1. pronouncement
2. announcement
3. publishing

Declension

Declension of घोषणा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	घोषणा ghoṣṇā
direct plural	घोषणा ghoṣṇā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	घोषणा ghoṣṇā		घोषणा ghoṣṇā
oblique सामान्यरूप	घोषणे ghoṣṇe		घोषणां- ghoṣṇān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	घोषणेला ghoṣṇelā		घोषणांना ghoṣṇānnā
ergative	घोषणेने, घोषणेनं ghoṣṇene, ghoṣṇena		घोषणांनी ghoṣṇānnī
instrumental	घोषणेशी ghoṣṇeśī		घोषणांशी ghoṣṇānśī
locative सप्तमी	घोषणेत ghoṣṇet		घोषणांत ghoṣṇāt
vocative संबोधन	घोषणे ghoṣṇe		घोषणांनो ghoṣṇānno
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 घोषणा (fem ā-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	घोषणेचा ghoṣṇeċā	घोषणेचे ghoṣṇeċe	घोषणेची ghoṣṇecī	घोषणेच्या ghoṣṇecā	घोषणेचे, घोषणेचं ghoṣṇeċe, ghoṣṇeċa	घोषणेची ghoṣṇecī	घोषणेच्या ghoṣṇecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	घोषणांचा ghoṣṇānċā	घोषणांचे ghoṣṇānċe	घोषणांची ghoṣṇāñcī	घोषणांच्या ghoṣṇāncā	घोषणांचे, घोषणांचं ghoṣṇānċe, ghoṣṇānċa	घोषणांची ghoṣṇāñcī	घोषणांच्या ghoṣṇāñcā
* 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.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “घोषणा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “घोषणा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “घोषणा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ঘোষণা (Assamese script)
• ᬖᭀᬱᬡᬵ (Balinese script)
• ঘোষণা (Bengali script)
• 𑰑𑰺𑰬𑰜𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀖𑁄𑀱𑀡𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဃောၑဏာ (Burmese script)
• ઘોષણા (Gujarati script)
• ਘੋਸ਼ਣਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌘𑍋𑌷𑌣𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦓꦺꦴꦰꦟꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂐𑂷𑂭𑂝𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಘೋಷಣಾ (Kannada script)
• ឃោឞណា (Khmer script)
• ໂຆຩຓາ (Lao script)
• ഘോഷണാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢚᠣᢢᠠᢏᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘑𑘻𑘬𑘜𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠾᠣᠸᠠᢔᠠᢏᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦱𑧜𑧌𑦼𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐑𑑀𑐲𑐞𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଘୋଷଣା (Odia script)
• ꢕꣂꢰꢠꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆔𑆾𑆰𑆟𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖑𑖺𑖬𑖜𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ඝොෂණා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩟𑩕𑪀𑩪𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚍𑚴𑚘𑚭 (Takri script)
• கே⁴ாஷணா (Tamil script)
• ఘోషణా (Telugu script)
• โฆษณา (Thai script)
• གྷོ་ཥ་ཎཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒒𑒼𑒭𑒝𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨎𑨆𑨯𑨘𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root of घोष (ghóṣa, “noise”); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐw.ʂɐ.ɳɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡʱoː.ʂɐ.ɳɑː/

Noun

घोषणा • (ghoṣaṇā) stem, f

1. announcement
2. declaration, proclamation

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of घोषणा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घोषणा (ghoṣaṇā)	घोषणे (ghoṣaṇe)	घोषणाः (ghoṣaṇāḥ)
accusative	घोषणाम् (ghoṣaṇām)	घोषणे (ghoṣaṇe)	घोषणाः (ghoṣaṇāḥ)
instrumental	घोषणया (ghoṣaṇayā)	घोषणाभ्याम् (ghoṣaṇābhyām)	घोषणाभिः (ghoṣaṇābhiḥ)
dative	घोषणायै (ghoṣaṇāyai)	घोषणाभ्याम् (ghoṣaṇābhyām)	घोषणाभ्यः (ghoṣaṇābhyaḥ)
ablative	घोषणायाः (ghoṣaṇāyāḥ)	घोषणाभ्याम् (ghoṣaṇābhyām)	घोषणाभ्यः (ghoṣaṇābhyaḥ)
genitive	घोषणायाः (ghoṣaṇāyāḥ)	घोषणयोः (ghoṣaṇayoḥ)	घोषणानाम् (ghoṣaṇānām)
locative	घोषणायाम् (ghoṣaṇāyām)	घोषणयोः (ghoṣaṇayoḥ)	घोषणासु (ghoṣaṇāsu)
vocative	घोषणे (ghoṣaṇe)	घोषणे (ghoṣaṇe)	घोषणाः (ghoṣaṇāḥ)

Related terms

• घोष (ghoṣa, “noise”)
• घोषक (ghoṣaka, “announcer”)

Descendants

• → Assamese: ঘোষণা (ghüxona)
• → Bengali: ঘোষণা (ghōśona)
• → Hindi: घोषणा (ghoṣṇā)
• → Khmer: ឃោសនា (khoosaʼnaa)
• → Marathi: घोषणा (ghoṣṇā)
• → Thai: โฆษณา (kôot-sà-naa)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “घोषणा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 378, column 1.