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रेखा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā). Doublet of लेखा (lekhā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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रेखा (rekhāf (Urdu spelling ریکھا)

  1. (geometry) line
  2. mark; sign
  3. curve, stroke
  4. fate; destiny

Declension

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Declension of रेखा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct रेखा
rekhā
रेखाएँ
rekhāẽ
oblique रेखा
rekhā
रेखाओं
rekhāõ
vocative रेखा
rekhā
रेखाओ
rekhāo

Proper noun

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रेखा (rekhāf

  1. a female given name, Rekha, from Sanskrit

Declension

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Declension of रेखा (sg-only fem ā-stem)
singular
direct रेखा
rekhā
oblique रेखा
rekhā
vocative रेखा
rekhā

Derived terms

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References

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  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “रेखा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “रेखा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रेखा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

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Etymology

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From Old Marathi 𑘨𑘹𑘏𑘰 (rekhā), from Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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रेखा (rekhāf

  1. line

Declension

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Declension of रेखा (fem ā-stem)
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
रेखा
rekhā
रेखा
rekhā
oblique
सामान्यरूप
रेखे
rekhe
रेखां-
rekhāṁ
accusative / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
रेखेला
rekhelā
रेखांना
rekhāṁnā
ergative रेखेने, रेखेनं
rekhene, rekhena
रेखांनी
rekhāṁnī
instrumental रेखेशी
rekheśī
रेखांशी
rekhāṁśī
locative
सप्तमी
रेखेत
rekhet
रेखांत
rekhāṁta
vocative
संबोधन
रेखे
rekhe
रेखांनो
rekhāṁno

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 रेखा (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
रेखेचा
rekhecā
रेखेचे
rekhece
रेखेची
rekhecī
रेखेच्या
rekhecyā
रेखेचे, रेखेचं
rekhece, rekheca
रेखेची
rekhecī
रेखेच्या
rekhecyā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
रेखांचा
rekhāṁcā
रेखांचे
rekhāṁce
रेखांची
rekhāṁcī
रेखांच्या
rekhāṁcyā
रेखांचे, रेखांचं
rekhāṁce, rekhāṁca
रेखांची
rekhāṁcī
रेखांच्या
rekhāṁcyā

* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “रेखा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “रेखा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “रेखा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Nepali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rek̞ʰä]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: रेखा

Noun

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रेखा (rekhā)

  1. (geometry) line

Declension

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Declension of रेखा
Singular Plural
nominative रेखा [rek̞ʰä] रेखाहरू [rek̞ʰä̤ːɾu]
accusative/dative रेखालाई [rek̞ʰäläi] रेखाहरूलाई [rek̞ʰä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative रेखाले [rek̞ʰäle] रेखाहरूले [rek̞ʰä̤ːɾule]
ablative रेखाबाट [rek̞ʰäbäʈʌ] रेखाहरूबाट [rek̞ʰä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive रेखाको [rek̞ʰäko] रेखाहरूको [rek̞ʰä̤ːɾuko]
locative रेखामा [rek̞ʰämä] रेखाहरूमा [rek̞ʰä̤ːɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “रेखा”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “रेखा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Old Marathi

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Noun

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रेखा (rekhāf

  1. Devanagari form of 𑘨𑘹𑘏𑘰 (rekhā, line)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Related to लिखति (likhati, to scratch, write); probably a noun formation from Proto-Indo-Aryan *rikʰ-á-ti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rikʰ-á-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *rikh₂-é-ti, from *reyk(ʷ)h₂- (to scratch). Cognate with Lithuanian riẽkti (to cut, carve),[1] as well as possibly German Reihe (row).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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रेखा (rekhā) stemf

  1. a scratch, streak, stripe, line Gṛihyās. Yājñ. MBh. &c.
  2. a continuous line, row, range, series MBh. Kāv. &c.
  3. the first or prime meridian (considered to be a line drawn from लङ्का to मेरु i.e. from Ceylon [supposed to lie on the equator] to the north pole) Sūryas.
  4. a right or straight position of all the limbs in dancing Saṃgīt.
  5. delineation, outline, drawing, sketch Kāv. Kathās.

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of रेखा
singular dual plural
nominative रेखा (rekhā) रेखे (rekhe) रेखाः (rekhāḥ)
accusative रेखाम् (rekhām) रेखे (rekhe) रेखाः (rekhāḥ)
instrumental रेखया (rekhayā)
रेखा¹ (rekhā¹)
रेखाभ्याम् (rekhābhyām) रेखाभिः (rekhābhiḥ)
dative रेखायै (rekhāyai) रेखाभ्याम् (rekhābhyām) रेखाभ्यः (rekhābhyaḥ)
ablative रेखायाः (rekhāyāḥ)
रेखायै² (rekhāyai²)
रेखाभ्याम् (rekhābhyām) रेखाभ्यः (rekhābhyaḥ)
genitive रेखायाः (rekhāyāḥ)
रेखायै² (rekhāyai²)
रेखयोः (rekhayoḥ) रेखाणाम् (rekhāṇām)
locative रेखायाम् (rekhāyām) रेखयोः (rekhayoḥ) रेखासु (rekhāsu)
vocative रेखे (rekhe) रेखे (rekhe) रेखाः (rekhāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*rei̯k(u̯)h₂-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 504
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “REKH (line 7 > rekhā-)”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 457

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