विनाश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विनाश (vināśa). By surface analysis, वि- (vi-) +‎ नाश (nāś).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.nɑːʃ/, [ʋɪ.näːʃ]

Noun

विनाश • (vināś) m (Urdu spelling وناش)

1. destruction
2. disappearance
3. utter loss
4. ruin
5. death
6. annihilation
7. effacement
8. spoilage

Declension

Declension of विनाश (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विनाश vināś	विनाश vināś
oblique	विनाश vināś	विनाशों vināśõ
vocative	विनाश vināś	विनाशो vināśo

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “विनाश”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “विनाश”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱিনাশ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬶᬦᬵᬰ (Balinese script)
• বিনাশ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰡𑰯𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀰 (Brahmi script)
• ဝိနာၐ (Burmese script)
• વિનાશ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦶꦤꦴꦯ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂱𑂢𑂰𑂬 (Kaithi script)
• ವಿನಾಶ (Kannada script)
• វិនាឝ (Khmer script)
• ວິນາຨ (Lao script)
• വിനാശ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡳᠨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘡𑘰𑘫 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠢᠨᠠᢗᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧒𑧁𑧑𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐣𑐵𑐱 (Newa script)
• ଵିନାଶ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢶꢥꢵꢯ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆤𑆳𑆯 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖡𑖯𑖫 (Siddham script)
• විනාශ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩑𑩯𑩛𑩿 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚮𑚝𑚭𑚧 (Takri script)
• விநாஶ (Tamil script)
• వినాశ (Telugu script)
• วินาศ (Thai script)
• ཝི་ནཱ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒢𑒰𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨁𑨝𑨊𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of वि- (vi-, “apart, away”) +‎ नाश (nāśá, “destruction”)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋi.nɑː.ɕɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋi.n̪ɑː.ɕɐ/

Noun

वि॒ना॒श • (vināśá) stem, m

1. annihilation, perdition, destruction, decay, death.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वि॒ना॒श

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वि॒ना॒शः (vināśáḥ)	वि॒ना॒शौ (vināśáu) वि॒ना॒शा¹ (vināśā́¹)	वि॒ना॒शाः (vināśā́ḥ) वि॒ना॒शासः॑¹ (vināśā́saḥ¹)
accusative	वि॒ना॒शम् (vināśám)	वि॒ना॒शौ (vināśáu) वि॒ना॒शा¹ (vināśā́¹)	वि॒ना॒शान् (vināśā́n)
instrumental	वि॒ना॒शेन॑ (vināśéna)	वि॒ना॒शाभ्या॑म् (vināśā́bhyām)	वि॒ना॒शैः (vināśáiḥ) वि॒ना॒शेभिः॑¹ (vināśébhiḥ¹)
dative	वि॒ना॒शाय॑ (vināśā́ya)	वि॒ना॒शाभ्या॑म् (vināśā́bhyām)	वि॒ना॒शेभ्यः॑ (vināśébhyaḥ)
ablative	वि॒ना॒शात् (vināśā́t)	वि॒ना॒शाभ्या॑म् (vināśā́bhyām)	वि॒ना॒शेभ्यः॑ (vināśébhyaḥ)
genitive	वि॒ना॒शस्य॑ (vināśásya)	वि॒ना॒शयोः॑ (vināśáyoḥ)	वि॒ना॒शाना॑म् (vināśā́nām)
locative	वि॒ना॒शे (vināśé)	वि॒ना॒शयोः॑ (vināśáyoḥ)	वि॒ना॒शेषु॑ (vināśéṣu)
vocative	विना॑श (vínāśa)	विना॑शौ (vínāśau) विना॑शा¹ (vínāśā¹)	विना॑शाः (vínāśāḥ) विना॑शासः¹ (vínāśāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: vināsa
• Hindi: विनाश (vināś)
• Malay: binasa
  • Indonesian: binasa
  • Sundanese: binasa
• Lao: ພິນາດ (phi nāt)
• Thai: พินาศ, วินาศ (wí-nâat)