शून्य

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Hindi

Hindi numbers (edit)

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    Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya), सिफ़र (sifar)
    Ordinal: शून्यवाँ (śūnyavā̃)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃuːn.jə/,

Numeral

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

  1. zero; 0
    मेरे पास शून्य रुपये है।mere pās śūnya rupye hai.I have zero rupees with me.

Synonyms

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)

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    Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya)
    Ordinal: शून्यावा (śūnyāvā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).

Numeral

शून्य (śūnya)

  1. zero

Adjective

शून्य (śūnya)

  1. empty, void

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “शून्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शून्य”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Nepali

Nepali numbers (edit)

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    Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya), सुन्ना (sunnā)
    Ordinal: शून्यौँ (śūnya͠u)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).

Pronunciation

Numeral

शून्य (śūnya)

  1. zero

Adjective

शून्य (śūnya)

  1. empty, void

Sanskrit

Sanskrit numbers (edit)

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    Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya)

Alternative scripts

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

Noun

शून्य (śūnyá) stemn

  1. zero
  2. (mathematics) cipher, cypher

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शून्य (śūnyá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शून्यम्
śūnyám
शून्ये
śūnyé
शून्यानि / शून्या¹
śūnyā́ni / śūnyā́¹
Vocative शून्य
śū́nya
शून्ये
śū́nye
शून्यानि / शून्या¹
śū́nyāni / śū́nyā¹
Accusative शून्यम्
śūnyám
शून्ये
śūnyé
शून्यानि / शून्या¹
śūnyā́ni / śūnyā́¹
Instrumental शून्येन
śūnyéna
शून्याभ्याम्
śūnyā́bhyām
शून्यैः / शून्येभिः¹
śūnyaíḥ / 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
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Adjective

शून्य (śūnya)

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

Descendants

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