वर्णमाला

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वर्णमाला (varṇamālā), equivalent to वर्ण (varṇ, letter) +‎ माला (mālā, series).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋəɾɳ.mɑː.lɑː/,

Noun

वर्णमाला (varṇmālāf

  1. alphabet
    Synonym: अक्षरमाला (akṣarmālā)

Declension

Marathi

Noun

वर्णमाला (varṇamālāf

  1. alphabet

See also

Nepali

Pronunciation

Noun

वर्णमाला (varṇamālā)

  1. alphabet

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Compound of वर्ण (varṇa) +‎ माला (mālā).

Noun

वर्णमाला (varṇamālā) stemf

  1. order or series of letters (esp. rows of letters written on a board or in a diagram), the alphabet (L.)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of वर्णमाला (varṇamālā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वर्णमाला
varṇamālā
वर्णमाले
varṇamāle
वर्णमालाः
varṇamālāḥ
Vocative वर्णमाले
varṇamāle
वर्णमाले
varṇamāle
वर्णमालाः
varṇamālāḥ
Accusative वर्णमालाम्
varṇamālām
वर्णमाले
varṇamāle
वर्णमालाः
varṇamālāḥ
Instrumental वर्णमालया / वर्णमाला¹
varṇamālayā / varṇamālā¹
वर्णमालाभ्याम्
varṇamālābhyām
वर्णमालाभिः
varṇamālābhiḥ
Dative वर्णमालायै
varṇamālāyai
वर्णमालाभ्याम्
varṇamālābhyām
वर्णमालाभ्यः
varṇamālābhyaḥ
Ablative वर्णमालायाः / वर्णमालायै²
varṇamālāyāḥ / varṇamālāyai²
वर्णमालाभ्याम्
varṇamālābhyām
वर्णमालाभ्यः
varṇamālābhyaḥ
Genitive वर्णमालायाः / वर्णमालायै²
varṇamālāyāḥ / varṇamālāyai²
वर्णमालयोः
varṇamālayoḥ
वर्णमालानाम्
varṇamālānām
Locative वर्णमालायाम्
varṇamālāyām
वर्णमालयोः
varṇamālayoḥ
वर्णमालासु
varṇamālāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “varṇamālā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.