-नु

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• -णु (-ṇú) — ṇatva

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• -ᬦᬸ (Balinese script)
• -နု (Burmese script)
• -नु (Devanagari script)
• -ਨੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• -𑌨𑍁 (Grantha script)
• -ꦤꦸ (Javanese script)
• -𑂢𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• -នុ (Khmer script)
• -ນຸ (Lao script)
• -നു (Malayalam script)
• -ᠨᡠ (Manchu script)
• -𑘡𑘳 (Modi script)
• -ᠨᠤ (Mongolian script)
• -𑧁𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• -𑐣𑐸 (Newa script)
• -ନୁ (Odia script)
• -ꢥꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• -𑆤𑆶 (Sharada script)
• -𑖡𑖲 (Siddham script)
• -නු (Sinhalese script)
• -𑩯𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• -𑚝𑚰 (Takri script)
• -நு (Tamil script)
• -นุ (Thai script)
• -་ནུ (Tibetan script)
• -𑨝𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-núš, from Proto-Indo-European *-nús, encountered in words like *suHnús (“son”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nú/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪u/

Suffix

-नु • (-nú)

1. forms a comparatively small body of words, generally masculine, and having both the abstract and the concrete value

Usage notes

The Vedic accent is usually on the ending, and the root unstrengthened.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of -नु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	-नुः (-núḥ)	-नू (-nū́)	-नवः॑ (-návaḥ)
accusative	-नुम् (-núm)	-नू (-nū́)	-नून् (-nū́n)
instrumental	-नुना॑ (-núnā) -न्वा¹ (-nvā́¹)	-नुभ्या॑म् (-núbhyām)	-नुभिः॑ (-núbhiḥ)
dative	-नवे॑ (-náve) -न्वे¹ (-nvé¹)	-नुभ्या॑म् (-núbhyām)	-नुभ्यः॑ (-núbhyaḥ)
ablative	-नोः (-nóḥ) -न्वः¹ (-nváḥ¹)	-नुभ्या॑म् (-núbhyām)	-नुभ्यः॑ (-núbhyaḥ)
genitive	-नोः (-nóḥ) -न्वः¹ (-nváḥ¹)	-न्वोः (-nvóḥ)	-नू॒नाम् (-nūnā́m)
locative	-नौ (-náu)	-न्वोः (-nvóḥ)	-नुषु॑ (-núṣu)
vocative	-नो (-no)	-नू (-nū)	-नवः (-navaḥ)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine u-stem declension of -नु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	-नुः (-núḥ)	-नू (-nū́)	-नवः॑ (-návaḥ)
accusative	-नुम् (-núm)	-नू (-nū́)	-नूः (-nū́ḥ)
instrumental	-न्वा (-nvā́)	-नुभ्या॑म् (-núbhyām)	-नुभिः॑ (-núbhiḥ)
dative	-नवे॑ (-náve) -न्वै¹ (-nvái¹)	-नुभ्या॑म् (-núbhyām)	-नुभ्यः॑ (-núbhyaḥ)
ablative	-नोः (-nóḥ) -न्वाः¹ (-nvā́ḥ¹) -न्वै² (-nvái²)	-नुभ्या॑म् (-núbhyām)	-नुभ्यः॑ (-núbhyaḥ)
genitive	-नोः (-nóḥ) -न्वाः¹ (-nvā́ḥ¹) -न्वै² (-nvái²)	-न्वोः (-nvóḥ)	-नू॒नाम् (-nūnā́m)
locative	-नौ (-náu) -न्वाम्¹ (-nvā́m¹)	-न्वोः (-nvóḥ)	-नुषु॑ (-núṣu)
vocative	-नो (-no)	-नू (-nū)	-नवः (-navaḥ)

• ¹Later Sanskrit
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of -नु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	-नु (-nú)	-नुनी॑ (-núnī)	-नूनि॑ (-nū́ni) -नु¹ (-nú¹) -नू¹ (-nū́¹)
accusative	-नु (-nú)	-नुनी॑ (-núnī)	-नूनि॑ (-nū́ni) -नु¹ (-nú¹) -नू¹ (-nū́¹)
instrumental	-नुना॑ (-núnā) -न्वा¹ (-nvā́¹)	-नुभ्या॑म् (-núbhyām)	-नुभिः॑ (-núbhiḥ)
dative	-नुने॑ (-núne) -नवे॑ (-náve) -न्वे¹ (-nvé¹)	-नुभ्या॑म् (-núbhyām)	-नुभ्यः॑ (-núbhyaḥ)
ablative	-नुनः॑ (-núnaḥ) -नोः (-nóḥ) -न्वः¹ (-nváḥ¹)	-नुभ्या॑म् (-núbhyām)	-नुभ्यः॑ (-núbhyaḥ)
genitive	-नुनः॑ (-núnaḥ) -नोः (-nóḥ) -न्वः¹ (-nváḥ¹)	-नुनोः॑ (-núnoḥ) -न्वोः (-nvóḥ)	-नू॒नाम् (-nūnā́m)
locative	-नुनि॑ (-núni) -नौ (-náu)	-नुनोः॑ (-núnoḥ) -न्वोः (-nvóḥ)	-नुषु॑ (-núṣu)
vocative	-नु (-nu) -नो (-no)	-नुनी (-nunī)	-नूनि (-nūni) -नु¹ (-nu¹) -नू¹ (-nū¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms suffixed with -नु

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