शब्दालंकार

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शब्दालंकार (śabdālaṃkāra). By surface analysis, शब्द (śabd) +‎ अलंकार (alaṅkār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃəb.d̪ɑː.ləŋ.kɑːɾ/, [ʃɐb.d̪äː.lɐ̃ŋ.käːɾ]

Noun

शब्दालंकार • (śabdālaṅkār) m

1. (rhetoric) embellishment of the sound (of a sentence by rhyming, alliteration etc.)

Declension

Declension of शब्दालंकार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शब्दालंकार śabdālaṅkār	शब्दालंकार śabdālaṅkār
oblique	शब्दालंकार śabdālaṅkār	शब्दालंकारों śabdālaṅkārõ
vocative	शब्दालंकार śabdālaṅkār	शब्दालंकारो śabdālaṅkāro

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “शब्दालंकार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শব্দালংকাৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬩ᭄ᬤᬵᬮᬂᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• শব্দালংকার (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰤𑰿𑰟𑰯𑰩𑰽𑰎𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀩𑁆𑀤𑀸𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ၐဗ္ဒာလံကာရ (Burmese script)
• શબ્દાલંકાર (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਬ੍ਦਾਲਂਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌬𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌲𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦧ꧀ꦢꦴꦭꦁꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂥𑂹𑂠𑂰𑂪𑂁𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಶಬ್ದಾಲಂಕಾರ (Kannada script)
• ឝព្ទាលំការ (Khmer script)
• ຨພ຺ທາລໍກາຣ (Lao script)
• ശബ്ദാലംകാര (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠠᠪᡩᠠᢇᢀ᠋ᠯᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘤𑘿𑘟𑘰𑘩𑘽𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠠᠪᢑᠠ᠋᠎ᠠᢀ᠋ᠯᠠᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧄𑧠𑦿𑧑𑧉𑧞𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐧𑑂𑐡𑐵𑐮𑑄𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଶବ୍ଦାଲଂକାର (Odia script)
• ꢯꢨ꣄ꢣꢵꢭꢀꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆧𑇀𑆢𑆳𑆬𑆁𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖤𑖿𑖟𑖯𑖩𑖽𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ශබ‍්දාලංකාර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩲 𑪙𑩭𑩛𑩽𑪖𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚠𑚶𑚛𑚭𑚥𑚫𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஶப்³த³ாலஂகார (Tamil script)
• శబ్దాలంకార (Telugu script)
• ศพฺทาลํการ (Thai script)
• ཤ་བྡཱ་ལཾ་ཀཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒥𑓂𑒠𑒰𑒪𑓀𑒏𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨠𑩇𑨛𑨊𑨬𑨸𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From शब्द (śabda) +‎ अलंकार (alaṃkāra).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐb.dɑː.lɐŋ.kɑː.ɾɐ/, [ɕɐb̚.dɑː.lɐŋ.kɑː.ɾɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɐb.d̪ɑː.l̪ɐŋ.kɑː.ɾɐ/, [ɕɐb̚.d̪ɑː.l̪ɐŋ.kɑː.ɾɐ]

Noun

शब्दालंकार • (śabdālaṃkāra) stem, m

1. (rhetoric) embellishment of the sound (of a sentence by rhyming, alliteration etc.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शब्दालंकार

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शब्दालंकारः (śabdālaṃkāraḥ)	शब्दालंकारौ (śabdālaṃkārau) शब्दालंकारा¹ (śabdālaṃkārā¹)	शब्दालंकाराः (śabdālaṃkārāḥ) शब्दालंकारासः¹ (śabdālaṃkārāsaḥ¹)
accusative	शब्दालंकारम् (śabdālaṃkāram)	शब्दालंकारौ (śabdālaṃkārau) शब्दालंकारा¹ (śabdālaṃkārā¹)	शब्दालंकारान् (śabdālaṃkārān)
instrumental	शब्दालंकारेण (śabdālaṃkāreṇa)	शब्दालंकाराभ्याम् (śabdālaṃkārābhyām)	शब्दालंकारैः (śabdālaṃkāraiḥ) शब्दालंकारेभिः¹ (śabdālaṃkārebhiḥ¹)
dative	शब्दालंकाराय (śabdālaṃkārāya)	शब्दालंकाराभ्याम् (śabdālaṃkārābhyām)	शब्दालंकारेभ्यः (śabdālaṃkārebhyaḥ)
ablative	शब्दालंकारात् (śabdālaṃkārāt)	शब्दालंकाराभ्याम् (śabdālaṃkārābhyām)	शब्दालंकारेभ्यः (śabdālaṃkārebhyaḥ)
genitive	शब्दालंकारस्य (śabdālaṃkārasya)	शब्दालंकारयोः (śabdālaṃkārayoḥ)	शब्दालंकाराणाम् (śabdālaṃkārāṇām)
locative	शब्दालंकारे (śabdālaṃkāre)	शब्दालंकारयोः (śabdālaṃkārayoḥ)	शब्दालंकारेषु (śabdālaṃkāreṣu)
vocative	शब्दालंकार (śabdālaṃkāra)	शब्दालंकारौ (śabdālaṃkārau) शब्दालंकारा¹ (śabdālaṃkārā¹)	शब्दालंकाराः (śabdālaṃkārāḥ) शब्दालंकारासः¹ (śabdālaṃkārāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Related terms

• अर्थालंकार (arthālaṃkāra)

Descendants

• → Hindi: शब्दालंकार (śabdālaṅkār)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “शब्दालंकार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1053.