ध्वनि

See also: ध्वनी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्वनि (dhvaní).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱʋə.niː/, [d̪ʱʋɐ.niː]

Noun

ध्वनि • (dhvani) f (Urdu spelling دھونی)

1. sound, tone

   एक ऊँची ध्वनि सुनाई दी। ― ek ū̃cī dhvani sunāī dī. ― A loud sound was heard.

Declension

Declension of ध्वनि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ध्वनि dhvani	ध्वनियाँ dhvaniyā̃
oblique	ध्वनि dhvani	ध्वनियों dhvaniyõ
vocative	ध्वनि dhvani	ध्वनियो dhvaniyo

Proper noun

ध्वनि • (dhvani) f

1. a female given name, Dhvani and Dhwani, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of ध्वनि (sg-only fem i-stem)

	singular
direct	ध्वनि dhvani
oblique	ध्वनि dhvani
vocative	ध्वनि dhvani

Derived terms

• ध्वन्यात्मक (dhvanyātmak)

See also

• स्वर (svar)
• शब्द (śabd)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “ध्वनि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2497
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ध्वनि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 536
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ध्वनि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 333.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “ध्वनि”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 345

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ধ্বনি (Assamese script)
• ᬥ᭄ᬯᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
• ধ্বনি (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰿𑰪𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑁆𑀯𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဓွနိ (Burmese script)
• ધ્વનિ (Gujarati script)
• ਧ੍ਵਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦣ꧀ꦮꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂹𑂫𑂢𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಧ್ವನಿ (Kannada script)
• ធ្វនិ (Khmer script)
• ຘ຺ວນິ (Lao script)
• ധ്വനി (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᠣᠸᠠᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘿𑘪𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᢦᠨᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧠𑧊𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑑂𑐰𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଧ୍ଵନି (Odia script)
• ꢤ꣄ꢮꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑇀𑆮𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖿𑖪𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ධ‍්වනි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮 𑪙𑩾𑩯𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚶𑚦𑚝𑚮 (Takri script)
• த்⁴வநி (Tamil script)
• ధ్వని (Telugu script)
• ธฺวนิ (Thai script)
• དྷྭ་ནི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑓂𑒫𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑩇𑨭𑨝𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰwaníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰwaníš, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwen- (“to make a noise”). Cognate with Old English dyne (whence English din). Related to ध्वनति (dhvánati, “to sound, roar”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱʋɐ.ní/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱʋɐ.n̪i/

Noun

ध्व॒नि • (dhvaní) stem, m

1. sound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder
2. the sound of a drum
3. empty sound without reality
4. word
5. allusion, hint, implied meaning, poetical style

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of ध्व॒नि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ध्व॒निः (dhvaníḥ)	ध्व॒नी (dhvanī́)	ध्व॒नयः॑ (dhvanáyaḥ)
accusative	ध्व॒निम् (dhvaním)	ध्व॒नी (dhvanī́)	ध्व॒नीन् (dhvanī́n)
instrumental	ध्व॒निना॑ (dhvanínā)	ध्व॒निभ्या॑म् (dhvaníbhyām)	ध्व॒निभिः॑ (dhvaníbhiḥ)
dative	ध्व॒नये॑ (dhvanáye)	ध्व॒निभ्या॑म् (dhvaníbhyām)	ध्व॒निभ्यः॑ (dhvaníbhyaḥ)
ablative	ध्व॒नेः (dhvanéḥ)	ध्व॒निभ्या॑म् (dhvaníbhyām)	ध्व॒निभ्यः॑ (dhvaníbhyaḥ)
genitive	ध्व॒नेः (dhvanéḥ)	ध्व॒न्योः (dhvanyóḥ)	ध्व॒नी॒नाम् (dhvanīnā́m)
locative	ध्व॒नौ (dhvanáu) ध्व॒ना¹ (dhvanā́¹)	ध्व॒न्योः (dhvanyóḥ)	ध्व॒निषु॑ (dhvaníṣu)
vocative	ध्वने॑ (dhváne)	ध्वनी॑ (dhvánī)	ध्वन॑यः (dhvánayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Bengali: ধ্বনি (dhoni)
• → Gujarati: ધ્વનિ (dhvani)
• → Hindi: ध्वनि (dhvani)
• → Kannada: ಧ್ವನಿ (dhvani)
• → Malayalam: ധ്വനി (dhvani)
• → Marathi: ध्वनी (dhvanī)
• → Tamil: தொனி (toṉi)
• → Telugu: ధ్వని (dhvani)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “ध्वनि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0522.