धनु

See also: धन, धनुष्य, धन्, धुनु, धेनु, धोना, धूना, and धनी

Hindi

धनु तारामंडल

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धनु (dhanu). Compare Thai ธนู (tá-nuu).

Noun

धनु • (dhanu) m (Urdu spelling دھنو)

1. bow (weapon)

   Synonym: धनुष (dhanuṣ)

Declension

Declension of धनु (masc u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धनु dhanu	धनु dhanu
oblique	धनु dhanu	धनुओं dhanuõ
vocative	धनु dhanu	धनुओ dhanuo

Proper noun

धनु • (dhanu) m

1. (astrology) Sagittarius
2. (astronomy) Sagittarius constellation

Declension

Declension of धनु (sg-only masc u-stem)

	singular
direct	धनु dhanu
oblique	धनु dhanu
vocative	धनु dhanu

See also

Zodiac signs in Hindi · राशि (rāśi) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ) ("ram"; Aries)	वृषभ (vŕṣabh) ("bull"; Taurus)	मिथुन (mithun) ("twins"; Gemini)	कर्क (kark) ("crab"; Cancer)
सिंह (sĩh) ("lion"; Leo)	कन्या (kanyā) ("virgin"; Virgo)	तुला (tulā) ("balance"; Libra)	वृश्चिक (vŕścik) ("scorpion"; Scorpio)
धनु (dhanu) ("bow"; Sagittarius)	मकर (makar) ("sea-goat"; Capricorn)	कुंभ (kumbh) ("water-pot"; Aquarius)	मीन (mīn) ("fish"; Pisces)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “धनु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2424
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “धनु”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 336
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “धनु”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 522

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit धनु (dhanu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱə.nu/, [d̪ʱə.nuː]

Noun

धनु • (dhanu) n

1. (astrology, astronomy) the sign of Sagittarius

See also

Zodiac signs in Marathi · रास (rās) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ)	वृषभ (vruṣabh)	मिथुन (mithun)	कर्क (karka)
सिंह (siuha)	कन्या (kanyā)	तूळ (tūḷ)	वृश्चिक (vruścik)
धनु (dhanu)	मकर (makar)	कुंभ (kumbha)	मीन (mīn)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• dhanu (Latin script)
• 𑀥𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ধনু (Bengali script)
• ධනු (Sinhalese script)
• ဓနု or ꩪၼု (Burmese script)
• ธนุ or ธะนุ (Thai script)
• ᨵᨶᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຘນຸ or ຘະນຸ (Lao script)
• ធនុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄙𑄚𑄪 (Chakma script)

Noun

धनु n

1. Devanagari script form of dhanu (“bow (for arrows)”)

Declension

Declension table of "धनु" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	धनु (dhanu)	धनूनि (dhanūni) or धनू (dhanū)
Accusative (second)	धनुं (dhanuṃ)	धनूनि (dhanūni) or धनू (dhanū)
Instrumental (third)	धनुना (dhanunā)	धनूहि (dhanūhi) or धनूभि (dhanūbhi)
Dative (fourth)	धनुस्स (dhanussa) or धनुनो (dhanuno)	धनूनं (dhanūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	धनुस्मा (dhanusmā) or धनुम्हा (dhanumhā)	धनूहि (dhanūhi) or धनूभि (dhanūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)	धनुस्स (dhanussa) or धनुनो (dhanuno)	धनूनं (dhanūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	धनुस्मिं (dhanusmiṃ) or धनुम्हि (dhanumhi)	धनूसु (dhanūsu)
Vocative (calling)	धनु (dhanu)	धनूनि (dhanūni) or धनू (dhanū)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ধনু (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬦᬸ (Balinese script)
• ধনু (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰡𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ဓနု (Burmese script)
• ધનુ (Gujarati script)
• ਧਨੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑌨𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦤꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂢𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಧನು (Kannada script)
• ធនុ (Khmer script)
• ຘນຸ (Lao script)
• ധനു (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᠠᠨᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘡𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠠᠨᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧁𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐣𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଧନୁ (Odia script)
• ꢤꢥꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆤𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖡𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ධනු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩯𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚝𑚰 (Takri script)
• த⁴நு (Tamil script)
• ధను (Telugu script)
• ธนุ (Thai script)
• དྷ་ནུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒢𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨝𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰanu- (“fir”), see also Proto-Germanic *dannǭ (“fir, pine”), Albanian thanë (“cranberry bush”), Avestan 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (θanuuar^ə, “bow”), Hittite 𒄑𒋫𒈾𒀀𒌑 (^GIŠta-na-a-ú /⁠tanau⁠/, “fir”), and perhaps Ancient Greek θάμνος (thámnos, “thicket”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱɐ.nu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɐ.n̪u/

Noun

धनु • (dhanu) stem, m or n

1. (weaponry) bow
2. (astrology, astronomy) the sign of Sagittarius

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of धनु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	धनुः (dhanuḥ)	धनू (dhanū)	धनवः (dhanavaḥ)
accusative	धनुम् (dhanum)	धनू (dhanū)	धनून् (dhanūn)
instrumental	धनुना (dhanunā) धन्वा¹ (dhanvā¹)	धनुभ्याम् (dhanubhyām)	धनुभिः (dhanubhiḥ)
dative	धनवे (dhanave) धन्वे¹ (dhanve¹)	धनुभ्याम् (dhanubhyām)	धनुभ्यः (dhanubhyaḥ)
ablative	धनोः (dhanoḥ) धन्वः¹ (dhanvaḥ¹)	धनुभ्याम् (dhanubhyām)	धनुभ्यः (dhanubhyaḥ)
genitive	धनोः (dhanoḥ) धन्वः¹ (dhanvaḥ¹)	धन्वोः (dhanvoḥ)	धनूनाम् (dhanūnām)
locative	धनौ (dhanau)	धन्वोः (dhanvoḥ)	धनुषु (dhanuṣu)
vocative	धनो (dhano)	धनू (dhanū)	धनवः (dhanavaḥ)

• ¹Vedic

Neuter u-stem declension of धनु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	धनु (dhanu)	धनुनी (dhanunī)	धनूनि (dhanūni) धनु¹ (dhanu¹) धनू¹ (dhanū¹)
accusative	धनु (dhanu)	धनुनी (dhanunī)	धनूनि (dhanūni) धनु¹ (dhanu¹) धनू¹ (dhanū¹)
instrumental	धनुना (dhanunā) धन्वा¹ (dhanvā¹)	धनुभ्याम् (dhanubhyām)	धनुभिः (dhanubhiḥ)
dative	धनुने (dhanune) धनवे¹ (dhanave¹) धन्वे¹ (dhanve¹)	धनुभ्याम् (dhanubhyām)	धनुभ्यः (dhanubhyaḥ)
ablative	धनुनः (dhanunaḥ) धनोः¹ (dhanoḥ¹) धन्वः¹ (dhanvaḥ¹)	धनुभ्याम् (dhanubhyām)	धनुभ्यः (dhanubhyaḥ)
genitive	धनुनः (dhanunaḥ) धनोः¹ (dhanoḥ¹) धन्वः¹ (dhanvaḥ¹)	धनुनोः (dhanunoḥ) धन्वोः¹ (dhanvoḥ¹)	धनूनाम् (dhanūnām)
locative	धनुनि (dhanuni) धनौ¹ (dhanau¹)	धनुनोः (dhanunoḥ) धन्वोः¹ (dhanvoḥ¹)	धनुषु (dhanuṣu)
vocative	धनु (dhanu) धनो (dhano)	धनुनी (dhanunī)	धनूनि (dhanūni) धनु¹ (dhanu¹) धनू¹ (dhanū¹)

• ¹Vedic

Related terms

• धनू f (dhanū, “dry sandbank, sandy shore”)

See also

Zodiac signs in Sanskrit · राशिचक्र (rāśicakra) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣa)	वृषभ (vṛṣabha)	मिथुन (mithuna)	कर्कटक (karkaṭaka)
सिंह (siṃha)	कन्या (kanyā)	तुला (tulā)	वृश्चिक (vṛścika)
धनु (dhanu)	मकर (makara)	कुम्भ (kumbha)	मीन (mīna)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “धनु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 509, column 1.