नवरत्न

Hindi

Etymology

From नव (nav, “nine”) +‎ रत्न (ratna, “gem, jewel”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nəʋ.ɾət̪.nᵊ/, [nɐʋ.ɾɐt̪̚.nᵊ]

Noun

नवरत्न • (navratna) m

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) navaratna (the nine precious gems revered in South and Southeast Asia)
2. (idiomatic) any group of nine notable individuals or entities; "the nine jewels", navaratnas
   1. the nine scholars in the court of Vikramaditya
   2. the nine scholars in the court of Akbar
   3. the nine scholars in the court of Raja Krishnachandra
   4. 14 high-performing Indian public sector companies

Declension

Declension of नवरत्न (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नवरत्न navratna	नवरत्न navratna
oblique	नवरत्न navratna	नवरत्नों navratnõ
vocative	नवरत्न navratna	नवरत्नो navratno

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नवरत्न”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Etymology

नव (nava) +‎ रत्न (ratna)

Noun

नवरत्न • (navaratna) stem, ?

1. the nine precious gems (viz. pearl, ruby, topaz, diamond, emerald, lapis lazuli, coral, sapphire, and गो-मेध they are supposed to be related to the 9 planets) L. (cf. MWB. 528)
2. the 9 jewels (i.e. the 9 men of letters at the court of विक्रमादित्य, viz. धन्वन्तरि, क्षपणक, अमर-सिंह, शङ्कु, वेताल-भट्ट, घट-कर्पर, कालिदास, वर-रुचि, and वराह-मिहिर) L.

Hyponyms

• blue sapphire
• cat's eye
• diamond
• emerald
• grossular
• pearl
• red coral
• ruby
• yellow sapphire

 

Descendants

• → Burmese: နဝရတ် (na.wa.rat)