छिन्न

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit छिन्न (chinná).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰɪnn/,

Adjective

छिन्न (chinn) (indeclinable)

  1. cut; torn; damaged
  2. divided off, separated
  3. destroyed

Derived terms

References

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “छिन्न”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *skid-nó-s, from *skeyd- (to split, divide). Equivalent to छिद् (chid) +‎ -न (-na).

Pronunciation

Adjective

छिन्न (chinná) stem

  1. cut off, divided, torn, perforated
    • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 9.2.12:
      तेऽधराञ्चः प्र प्लवन्तां छिन्ना नौरिव बन्धनात्।
      न सायकप्रणुत्तानां पुनरस्ति निवर्तनम् ॥
      teʼdharāñcaḥ pra plavantāṃ chinnā nauriva bandhanāt.
      na sāyakapraṇuttānāṃ punarasti nivartanam.
      Let them drift downward like a boat cut off from the rope that held it fast.
      There is no turning back for those whom our keen arrows have repelled.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of छिन्न (chinná)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative छिन्नः
chinnáḥ
छिन्नौ / छिन्ना¹
chinnaú / chinnā́¹
छिन्नाः / छिन्नासः¹
chinnā́ḥ / chinnā́saḥ¹
Vocative छिन्न
chínna
छिन्नौ / छिन्ना¹
chínnau / chínnā¹
छिन्नाः / छिन्नासः¹
chínnāḥ / chínnāsaḥ¹
Accusative छिन्नम्
chinnám
छिन्नौ / छिन्ना¹
chinnaú / chinnā́¹
छिन्नान्
chinnā́n
Instrumental छिन्नेन
chinnéna
छिन्नाभ्याम्
chinnā́bhyām
छिन्नैः / छिन्नेभिः¹
chinnaíḥ / chinnébhiḥ¹
Dative छिन्नाय
chinnā́ya
छिन्नाभ्याम्
chinnā́bhyām
छिन्नेभ्यः
chinnébhyaḥ
Ablative छिन्नात्
chinnā́t
छिन्नाभ्याम्
chinnā́bhyām
छिन्नेभ्यः
chinnébhyaḥ
Genitive छिन्नस्य
chinnásya
छिन्नयोः
chinnáyoḥ
छिन्नानाम्
chinnā́nām
Locative छिन्ने
chinné
छिन्नयोः
chinnáyoḥ
छिन्नेषु
chinnéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of छिन्ना (chinnā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative छिन्ना
chinnā́
छिन्ने
chinné
छिन्नाः
chinnā́ḥ
Vocative छिन्ने
chínne
छिन्ने
chínne
छिन्नाः
chínnāḥ
Accusative छिन्नाम्
chinnā́m
छिन्ने
chinné
छिन्नाः
chinnā́ḥ
Instrumental छिन्नया / छिन्ना¹
chinnáyā / chinnā́¹
छिन्नाभ्याम्
chinnā́bhyām
छिन्नाभिः
chinnā́bhiḥ
Dative छिन्नायै
chinnā́yai
छिन्नाभ्याम्
chinnā́bhyām
छिन्नाभ्यः
chinnā́bhyaḥ
Ablative छिन्नायाः / छिन्नायै²
chinnā́yāḥ / chinnā́yai²
छिन्नाभ्याम्
chinnā́bhyām
छिन्नाभ्यः
chinnā́bhyaḥ
Genitive छिन्नायाः / छिन्नायै²
chinnā́yāḥ / chinnā́yai²
छिन्नयोः
chinnáyoḥ
छिन्नानाम्
chinnā́nām
Locative छिन्नायाम्
chinnā́yām
छिन्नयोः
chinnáyoḥ
छिन्नासु
chinnā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of छिन्न (chinná)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative छिन्नम्
chinnám
छिन्ने
chinné
छिन्नानि / छिन्ना¹
chinnā́ni / chinnā́¹
Vocative छिन्न
chínna
छिन्ने
chínne
छिन्नानि / छिन्ना¹
chínnāni / chínnā¹
Accusative छिन्नम्
chinnám
छिन्ने
chinné
छिन्नानि / छिन्ना¹
chinnā́ni / chinnā́¹
Instrumental छिन्नेन
chinnéna
छिन्नाभ्याम्
chinnā́bhyām
छिन्नैः / छिन्नेभिः¹
chinnaíḥ / chinnébhiḥ¹
Dative छिन्नाय
chinnā́ya
छिन्नाभ्याम्
chinnā́bhyām
छिन्नेभ्यः
chinnébhyaḥ
Ablative छिन्नात्
chinnā́t
छिन्नाभ्याम्
chinnā́bhyām
छिन्नेभ्यः
chinnébhyaḥ
Genitive छिन्नस्य
chinnásya
छिन्नयोः
chinnáyoḥ
छिन्नानाम्
chinnā́nām
Locative छिन्ने
chinné
छिन्नयोः
chinnáyoḥ
छिन्नेषु
chinnéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kalasha: čhína
  • Pali: chinna
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀙𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡 (chiṇṇa)

References