धनु
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit धनु (dhanu). Compare Thai ธนู (tá-nuu).
Noun[edit]
धनु • (dhanu) m (Urdu spelling دھنو)
- bow (weapon)
Declension[edit]
Declension of धनु (masc u-stem)
Synonyms[edit]
- धनुष (dhanuṣ)
Sanskrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰanu- (“fir”), see also Proto-Germanic *dannǭ (“fir, pine”), Albanian thanë (“cranberry bush”), Avestan 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (θanuuarə, “bow”), Hittite 𒄑𒋫𒈾𒀀𒌑 (GIŠta-na-a-ú /tanau/, “fir”), and perhaps Ancient Greek θάμνος (thámnos, “thicket”).[1]
Alternative scripts[edit]
Alternative scripts
- ᬥᬦᬸ (Balinese script)
- ধনু (Assamese script)
- ধনু (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰡𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀥𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌧𑌨𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ધનુ (Gujarati script)
- ꦣꦤꦸ (Javanese script)
- ធនុ (Khmer script)
- ಧನು (Kannada script)
- ຘນຸ (Lao script)
- 𑘠𑘡𑘳 (Modi script)
- ဓနု (Burmese script)
- 𑐢𑐣𑐸 (Newa script)
- ଧନୁ (Oriya script)
- ꢤꢥꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆣𑆤𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖠𑖡𑖲 (Siddham script)
- ధను (Telugu script)
- ธนุ (Thai script)
- དྷནུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒡𑒢𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
धनु • (dhanu) m or n
- (weapon) bow
- (astrology, astronomy) the sign of Sagittarius
Declension[edit]
Masculine u-stem declension of धनु (dhanu) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | धनुः dhanuḥ |
धनू dhanū |
धनवः dhanavaḥ |
Vocative | धनो dhano |
धनू dhanū |
धनवः dhanavaḥ |
Accusative | धनुम् dhanum |
धनू dhanū |
धनून् dhanūn |
Instrumental | धनुना / धन्वा¹ dhanunā / dhanvā¹ |
धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām |
धनुभिः dhanubhiḥ |
Dative | धनवे / धन्वे² dhanave / dhanve² |
धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām |
धनुभ्यः dhanubhyaḥ |
Ablative | धनोः / धन्वः² dhanoḥ / dhanvaḥ² |
धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām |
धनुभ्यः dhanubhyaḥ |
Genitive | धनोः / धन्वः² dhanoḥ / dhanvaḥ² |
धन्वोः dhanvoḥ |
धनूनाम् dhanūnām |
Locative | धनौ dhanau |
धन्वोः dhanvoḥ |
धनुषु dhanuṣu |
Notes |
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Neuter u-stem declension of धनु (dhanu) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | धनु dhanu |
धनुनी dhanunī |
धनू / धनु / धनूनि¹ dhanū / dhanu / dhanūni¹ |
Vocative | धनु / धनो dhanu / dhano |
धनुनी dhanunī |
धनू / धनु / धनूनि¹ dhanū / dhanu / dhanūni¹ |
Accusative | धनु dhanu |
धनुनी dhanunī |
धनू / धनु / धनूनि¹ dhanū / dhanu / dhanūni¹ |
Instrumental | धनुना / धन्वा² dhanunā / dhanvā² |
धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām |
धनुभिः dhanubhiḥ |
Dative | धनवे / धन्वे³ dhanave / dhanve³ |
धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām |
धनुभ्यः dhanubhyaḥ |
Ablative | धनोः / धनुनः¹ / धन्वः³ dhanoḥ / dhanunaḥ¹ / dhanvaḥ³ |
धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām |
धनुभ्यः dhanubhyaḥ |
Genitive | धनोः / धनुनः¹ / धन्वः³ dhanoḥ / dhanunaḥ¹ / dhanvaḥ³ |
धनुनोः dhanunoḥ |
धनूनाम् dhanūnām |
Locative | धनुनि¹ dhanuni¹ |
धनुनोः dhanunoḥ |
धनुषु dhanuṣu |
Notes |
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References[edit]
- ^ Pokorny, Julius, Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag, 1959, page 234
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