शून्य

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

		० 0	1  →	10  →
Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya), सिफ़र (sifar)     Ordinal: शून्यवाँ (śūnyavā̃)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃuːn.jə/, [ʃũːɲ.jɐ]

Numeral

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

1. zero; 0

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

Synonyms

• सिफ़र (sifar)

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

Marathi

Marathi numbers ^(edit)

		० 0	1  →	10  →
Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya)     Ordinal: शून्यावा (śūnyāvā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya), through Old Marathi 𑘫𑘳𑘡𑘿𑘧 (śunya).

Numeral

शून्य • (śūnya)

1. zero

Adjective

शून्य • (śūnya)

1. empty, void

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शून्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शून्य”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “शून्य”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Nepali

Nepali numbers ^(edit)

		० 0	1  →	10  → [a], [b]
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

Sanskrit

Sanskrit numbers ^(edit)

		० 0	1  →	10  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শূন্য (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬹᬦ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• শূন্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰳𑰡𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀽𑀦𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ၐူနျ (Burmese script)
• શૂન્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੂਨ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦹꦤꦾ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂴𑂢𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ಶೂನ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• ឝូន្យ (Khmer script)
• ຨູນ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• ശൂന്യ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡠᡠᠨᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘴𑘡𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠤᠤᠨᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧕𑧁𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐹𑐣𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଶୂନ୍ଯ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢹꢥ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆷𑆤𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖳𑖡𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• ශූන්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩒𑩛𑩯 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚱𑚝𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
• ஶூந்ய (Tamil script)
• శూన్య (Telugu script)
• ศูนฺย (Thai script)
• ཤཱུ་ནྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒴𑒢𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨃𑨊𑨝𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Formed from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówH- (“hollow”), related to Latin cavus (“hollow”), as well as Ancient Greek κύαρ (kúar, “eye of a needle, earhole”) and Tocharian B kor (“throat”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕuːn.jɐ/, [ɕuːj̃.jɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕuːn̪.jɐ/

Noun

शून्य • (śūnyá) stem, n

1. zero
2. (mathematics) cipher, cypher

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शून्य

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शून्यम् (śūnyám)	शून्ये (śūnyé)	शून्यानि (śūnyā́ni) शून्या¹ (śūnyā́¹)
accusative	शून्यम् (śūnyám)	शून्ये (śūnyé)	शून्यानि (śūnyā́ni) शून्या¹ (śūnyā́¹)
instrumental	शून्येन (śūnyéna)	शून्याभ्याम् (śūnyā́bhyām)	शून्यैः (śūnyaíḥ) शून्येभिः¹ (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)
vocative	शून्य (śū́nya)	शून्ये (śū́nye)	शून्यानि (śū́nyāni) शून्या¹ (śū́nyā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Adjective

शून्य • (śūnya)

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

Descendants

• Pali: suñña (see there for further descendants)
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 (suṇṇa) (see there for further descendants)
  • Assamese: সূঞ (xuñ)
  • Dhivehi: ސުން (sun̊)

Borrowings:

• → Arabic: صِفْر (ṣifr) (semantic loan) (see there for further descendants)
• → Bengali: শূন্য (śunno)
• → Gujarati: શૂન્ય (śūnya)
• → Saurashtra: ꢯꢹꢥ꣄ꢫꣁ (śūnyo)
• → Hindi: शून्य (śūnya)
• → Nepali: शून्य (śūnya)
• → Odia: ଶୁନ୍ୟ (śunya)
• → Sinhalese: ශුන්යය (śunyaya)
• → Lao: ສູນ (sūn)
• → Old Kannada: ಸುನ್ನ (sunna)
  • Kannada: ಸೊನ್ನೆ (sonne)
• → Old Khmer: ឝូន្យ (śūnya)
  • Khmer: សូន្យ (sōn)
  • → Thai: ศูนย์ (sǔun)
    • → Shan: သူၼ် (sǔun)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘫𑘳𑘡𑘿𑘧 (śunya)
  • Marathi: शून्य (śūnya)
• → Tamil: சூனியம் (cūṉiyam)
• ⇒ Telugu: శూన్యము (śūnyamu)

References

• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “[śūcī- - śū́ra-]”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 650