दर्पण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दर्पण (darpaṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪əɾ.pəɳ/, [d̪ɐɾ.pɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

दर्पण • (darpaṇ) m (Urdu spelling درپں)

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   Synonyms: शीशा (śīśā), आईना (āīnā)

Declension

Declension of दर्पण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दर्पण darpaṇ	दर्पण darpaṇ
oblique	दर्पण darpaṇ	दर्पणों darpaṇõ
vocative	दर्पण darpaṇ	दर्पणो darpaṇo

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• দৰ্পণ (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬃᬧᬡ (Balinese script)
• দর্পণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰨𑰿𑰢𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀭𑁆𑀧𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ဒရ်္ပဏ (Burmese script)
• દર્પણ (Gujarati script)
• ਦਰ੍ਪਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦂꦥꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂩𑂹𑂣𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ದರ್ಪಣ (Kannada script)
• ទប៌ណ (Khmer script)
• ທຣ຺ປຓ (Lao script)
• ദര്പണ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᠠᡵᢒᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘨𑘿𑘢𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠠᠷᢒᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧈𑧠𑧂𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐬𑑂𑐥𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଦର୍ପଣ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢬ꣄ꢦꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆫𑇀𑆥𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖨𑖿𑖢𑖜 (Siddham script)
• දර්‍පණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩼 𑪙𑩰𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚤𑚶𑚞𑚘 (Takri script)
• த³ர்பண (Tamil script)
• దర్పణ (Telugu script)
• ทรฺปณ (Thai script)
• ད་རྤ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒩𑓂𑒣𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨫𑩇𑨞𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *derp- (“to see”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δρώπτω (drṓptō, “to look”), δρωπάζω (drōpázō, “to gaze at”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ́ɾ.pɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ɐɾ.pɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

दर्पण • (dárpaṇa) stem, m

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Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दर्पण
Nom. sg.	दर्पणः (darpaṇaḥ)
Gen. sg.	दर्पणस्य (darpaṇasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दर्पणः (darpaṇaḥ)	दर्पणौ (darpaṇau)	दर्पणाः (darpaṇāḥ)
Accusative	दर्पणम् (darpaṇam)	दर्पणौ (darpaṇau)	दर्पणान् (darpaṇān)
Instrumental	दर्पणेन (darpaṇena)	दर्पणाभ्याम् (darpaṇābhyām)	दर्पणैः (darpaṇaiḥ)
Dative	दर्पणाय (darpaṇāya)	दर्पणाभ्याम् (darpaṇābhyām)	दर्पणेभ्यः (darpaṇebhyaḥ)
Ablative	दर्पणात् (darpaṇāt)	दर्पणाभ्याम् (darpaṇābhyām)	दर्पणेभ्यः (darpaṇebhyaḥ)
Genitive	दर्पणस्य (darpaṇasya)	दर्पणयोः (darpaṇayoḥ)	दर्पणानाम् (darpaṇānām)
Locative	दर्पणे (darpaṇe)	दर्पणयोः (darpaṇayoḥ)	दर्पणेषु (darpaṇeṣu)
Vocative	दर्पण (darpaṇa)	दर्पणौ (darpaṇau)	दर्पणाः (darpaṇāḥ)

Descendants

• Pali: dappaṇa
• Assamese: দাপোণ (dapün)
• → Bengali: দর্পণ (dorpon)
• → Hindi: दर्पण (darpaṇ)
• → Malayalam: ദർപ്പണം (daṟppaṇaṁ)
• → Punjabi: ਦਰਪਣ (darpaṇ)
• → Telugu: దర్పణము (darpaṇamu)
• → Urdu: درپں (darpaṇ)