शून्य

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

	० 0	1  →
Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya), सिफ़र (sifar)     Ordinal: शून्यवाँ (śūnyavā̃)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya). Doublet of सूना (sūnā), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃuːn.jə/, [ʃũːn̪.jə]

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Numeral

शून्य • (śūnya) (native script symbol ०, Urdu spelling شونیہ‎) (cardinal)

1. zero; 0

   मेरे पास शून्य रुपये है। ― mere pās śūny rupye hai. ― I have zero rupees with me.

Synonyms

• सिफ़र (sifar)

ख़ला, निर्वात, खाली, सून

Noun

शून्य • (śūnya) ? (Urdu spelling شونیہ‎)

1. nil, nothing, squat, naught, null
2. nothingness

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Adjective

शून्य • (śūnya) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شونیہ‎)

1. empty, vacuous
2. devoid of matter

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Marathi

Marathi numbers ^(edit)

	० 0	1  →
Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya)     Ordinal: शून्यावा (śūnyāvā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).

Numeral

शून्य • (śūnya)

1. zero

Adjective

शून्य • (śūnya)

1. empty, void

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “शून्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “शून्य”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

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Nepali

Nepali numbers ^(edit)

	० 0	1  →
Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya), सुन्ना (sunnā)     Ordinal: शून्यौँ (śūnya͠u)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sunːe]
• Phonetic Devanagari: सुन्ने
• IPA^(key): [sunːä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: सुन्ना

Numeral

शून्य • (śūnya)

1. zero

Adjective

शून्य • (śūnya)

1. empty, void

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Sanskrit

Sanskrit numbers ^(edit)

	० 0	1  →
Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya)

Etymology

Formed from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówH-, related to Latin cavus (“hollow”).

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬰᬹᬦ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• শূন্য (Assamese script)
• শূন্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰳𑰡𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀽𑀦𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• શૂન્ય (Gujarati script)
• ꦯꦹꦤꦾ (Javanese script)
• ឝូន្យ (Khmer script)
• ಶೂನ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• ຨູນ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• 𑘫𑘴𑘡𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ၐူနျ (Burmese script)
• 𑧋𑧕𑧁𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐹𑐣𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଶୂନ୍ଯ (Oriya script)
• ꢯꢹꢥ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆷𑆤𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖳𑖡𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• శూన్య (Telugu script)
• ศูนฺย (Thai script)
• ཤཱུནྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒴𑒢𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)

Noun

शून्य • (śūnyá) n

1. zero
2. (mathematics) cipher, cypher

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शून्य (śūnyá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शून्यम् śūnyám	शून्ये śūnyé	शून्यानि / शून्या¹ śūnyā́ni / śūnyā́¹
Vocative	शून्य śū́nya	शून्ये śū́nye	शून्यानि / शून्या¹ śū́nyāni / śū́nyā¹
Accusative	शून्यम् śūnyám	शून्ये śūnyé	शून्यानि / शून्या¹ śūnyā́ni / śūnyā́¹
Instrumental	शून्येन śūnyéna	शून्याभ्याम् śūnyā́bhyām	शून्यैः / शून्येभिः¹ śūnyaíḥ / śūnyébhiḥ¹
Dative	शून्याय śūnyā́ya	शून्याभ्याम् śūnyā́bhyām	शून्येभ्यः śūnyébhyaḥ
Ablative	शून्यात् śūnyā́t	शून्याभ्याम् śūnyā́bhyām	शून्येभ्यः śūnyébhyaḥ
Genitive	शून्यस्य śūnyásya	शून्ययोः śūnyáyoḥ	शून्यानाम् śūnyā́nām
Locative	शून्ये śūnyé	शून्ययोः śūnyáyoḥ	शून्येषु śūnyéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Adjective

शून्य • (śūnya)

1. blank, deserted
2. empty, void
3. destitute of

Descendants

• → Assamese: সূঞ (xuñ)
• → Dhivehi: ސުން‎ (sun̊)
• Pali: suñña
  • → Lao: ສູນ (sūn, “zero”)
  • → Burmese: သုည (su.nya., “zero”)
  • → Mon: သုည (“zero”)
  • → Thai: สูญ (sǔun, “zero; empty, to disappear”)
  • → Lü: ᦉᦳᧃ (ṡun, “zero; to disappear”)
• → Punjabi: ਸੁੰਨ (sunn)
• → Bengali: শূন্য (śunjô)
• → Gujarati: શૂન્ય (śūnya)
• → Hindi: शून्य (śūnya)
• → Marathi: शून्य (śūnya)
• → Nepali: शून्य (śūnya)
• → Oriya: ଶୁନ୍ୟ (śunyô)
• → Sinhalese: ශුන්යය (śunyaya)
• → Arabic: صِفْر‎ (ṣifr) (semantic loan) (see there for further descendants)
• → Lao: ສູນ (sūn)
• → Old Kannada: ಸುನ್ನ (sunna)
  • Kannada: ಸೊನ್ನೆ (sonne)
• → Old Khmer: ឝូន្យ (śūnya)
  • Khmer: សូន្យ (sōn)
  • → Thai: ศูนย์ (sǔun)
    • → Shan: သူၼ် (sǔun)
• →⇒ Telugu: శూన్యము (śūnyamu)