संख्या
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See also: सांख्य
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit संख्या (saṃkhyā).
Pronunciation
Noun
संख्या • (saṅkhyā) f (Urdu spelling سنکھیہ)
Declension
Declension of संख्या (fem ā-stem)
Derived terms
- अधिसंख्य (adhisaṅkhya)
- अल्पसंख्यक (alpasaṅkhyak)
- असंख्य (asaṅkhya)
- असंख्यक (asaṅkhyak)
- असंख्यात (asaṅkhyāt)
- असंख्येय (asaṅkhyey)
- गणसंख्या (gaṇsaṅkhyā)
- जनसंख्या (jansaṅkhyā)
- निःसंख्य (niḥsaṅkhya)
- परिसंख्या (parisaṅkhyā)
- परिसंख्यात (parisaṅkhyāt)
- बहुसंख्यक (bahusaṅkhyak)
- बहुसंख्या (bahusaṅkhyā)
- मृत्यु-संख्या (mŕtyu-saṅkhyā)
- संख्यांकित (saṅkhyāṅkit)
- संख्यात्मक (saṅkhyātmak)
- संख्यावाचक (saṅkhyāvācak)
- संख्येय (saṅkhyey)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “संख्या”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “संख्या”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit संख्या (saṃkhyā).
Pronunciation
Noun
संख्या • (saṅkhyā) f
Declension
| Declension of संख्या (fem ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
संख्या saṅkhyā | ||
| direct plural |
संख्या saṅkhyā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
संख्या saṅkhyā |
संख्या saṅkhyā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
संख्ये saṅkhye |
संख्यां- saṅkhyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
संख्येला saṅkhyelā |
संख्यांना saṅkhyānnā | |
| ergative | संख्येने, संख्येनं saṅkhyene, saṅkhyena |
संख्यांनी saṅkhyānnī | |
| instrumental | संख्येशी saṅkhyeśī |
संख्यांशी saṅkhyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
संख्येत saṅkhyet |
संख्यांत saṅkhyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
संख्ये saṅkhye |
संख्यांनो saṅkhyānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of संख्या (fem ā-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
संख्येचा saṅkhyeċā |
संख्येचे saṅkhyeċe |
संख्येची saṅkhyecī |
संख्येच्या saṅkhyecā |
संख्येचे, संख्येचं saṅkhyeċe, saṅkhyeċa |
संख्येची saṅkhyecī |
संख्येच्या saṅkhyecā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
संख्यांचा saṅkhyānċā |
संख्यांचे saṅkhyānċe |
संख्यांची saṅkhyāñcī |
संख्यांच्या saṅkhyāncā |
संख्यांचे, संख्यांचं saṅkhyānċe, saṅkhyānċa |
संख्यांची saṅkhyāñcī |
संख्यांच्या saṅkhyāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- सांख्यिकी (sāṅkhyikī, “statistics”)
See also
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “संख्या”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “संख्या”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- सङ्ख्या (saṅkhyā)
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সংখ্যা (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬂᬔ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
- সংখ্যা (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰽𑰏𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀁𑀔𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- သံချာ (Burmese script)
- સંખ્યા (Gujarati script)
- ਸਂਖ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦁꦑꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂁𑂎𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಂಖ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
- សំខ្យា (Khmer script)
- ສໍຂ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
- സംഖ്യാ (Malayalam script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᡘᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘽𑘏𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᠻᠶᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧞𑦯𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑄𑐏𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
- ସଂଖ୍ଯା (Odia script)
- ꢱꢀꢓ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆁𑆒𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖽𑖏𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
- සංඛ්යා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑪖𑩝 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚫𑚋𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஸஂக்²யா (Tamil script)
- సంఖ్యా (Telugu script)
- สํขฺยา (Thai script)
- སཾ་ཁྱཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓀𑒐𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨸𑨌𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Root
संख्या • (saṃkhyā)
- to reckon or count up, sum up, enumerate, calculate
- to estimate by
- to appear along with, be connected with, belong to
Derived terms
- संख्याति (saṃkhyāti)
- संख्यापयति (saṃkhyāpayati)
Noun
संख्या • (saṃkhyā) stem, f
- a number, sum, total
- a numeral
- reckoning or summing up
- numeration
- calculation
- deliberation, reasoning, reflection, reason, intellect
- name, appellation
- a particularly high number
- manner
- (geometry) a gnomon (for ascertaining the points of the compass)
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of संख्या (saṃkhyā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | संख्या saṃkhyā |
संख्ये saṃkhye |
संख्याः saṃkhyāḥ |
| Vocative | संख्ये saṃkhye |
संख्ये saṃkhye |
संख्याः saṃkhyāḥ |
| Accusative | संख्याम् saṃkhyām |
संख्ये saṃkhye |
संख्याः saṃkhyāḥ |
| Instrumental | संख्यया / संख्या¹ saṃkhyayā / saṃkhyā¹ |
संख्याभ्याम् saṃkhyābhyām |
संख्याभिः saṃkhyābhiḥ |
| Dative | संख्यायै saṃkhyāyai |
संख्याभ्याम् saṃkhyābhyām |
संख्याभ्यः saṃkhyābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | संख्यायाः / संख्यायै² saṃkhyāyāḥ / saṃkhyāyai² |
संख्याभ्याम् saṃkhyābhyām |
संख्याभ्यः saṃkhyābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | संख्यायाः / संख्यायै² saṃkhyāyāḥ / saṃkhyāyai² |
संख्ययोः saṃkhyayoḥ |
संख्यानाम् saṃkhyānām |
| Locative | संख्यायाम् saṃkhyāyām |
संख्ययोः saṃkhyayoḥ |
संख्यासु saṃkhyāsu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- Pali: saṅkhyā
- → Burmese: သင်္ချာ (sanghkya)
- → Hindi: संख्या (saṅkhyā) (learned)
- → Marathi: संख्या (saṅkhyā) (learned)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “संख्या”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1128/1.
- “संख्या” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 575.