अनुस्वार

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुस्वार (anusvāra), from अनु- (anu-) +‎ स्वार (svāra).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.nʊs.ʋɑːɾ/,

Noun

अनुस्वार (anusvārm (Urdu spelling انسوار)

  1. (grammar, typography) anusvara (the dot nasal vowel marker of the Devanagari script)

Declension

Declension of अनुस्वार (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अनुस्वार
anusvār
अनुस्वार
anusvār
oblique अनुस्वार
anusvār
अनुस्वारों
anusvārõ
vocative अनुस्वार
anusvār
अनुस्वारो
anusvāro

See also

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From अनु- (anu-, along; with; after) +‎ स्वर् (svar, to sound; to utter, root) +‎ -अ (-a, nominalization suffix) with vṛddhi of the root.

Pronunciation

Noun

अनुस्वार (anusvāra) stemm (Classical Sanskrit)

  1. (phonetics) anusvara, the "after-sound" (a nasal consonant following a vowel; denoted by a dot or circle in various scripts and by in IAST)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अनुस्वार
singular dual plural
nominative अनुस्वारः (anusvāraḥ) अनुस्वारौ (anusvārau) अनुस्वाराः (anusvārāḥ)
accusative अनुस्वारम् (anusvāram) अनुस्वारौ (anusvārau) अनुस्वारान् (anusvārān)
instrumental अनुस्वारेण (anusvāreṇa) अनुस्वाराभ्याम् (anusvārābhyām) अनुस्वारैः (anusvāraiḥ)
dative अनुस्वाराय (anusvārāya) अनुस्वाराभ्याम् (anusvārābhyām) अनुस्वारेभ्यः (anusvārebhyaḥ)
ablative अनुस्वारात् (anusvārāt) अनुस्वाराभ्याम् (anusvārābhyām) अनुस्वारेभ्यः (anusvārebhyaḥ)
genitive अनुस्वारस्य (anusvārasya) अनुस्वारयोः (anusvārayoḥ) अनुस्वाराणाम् (anusvārāṇām)
locative अनुस्वारे (anusvāre) अनुस्वारयोः (anusvārayoḥ) अनुस्वारेषु (anusvāreṣu)
vocative अनुस्वार (anusvāra) अनुस्वारौ (anusvārau) अनुस्वाराः (anusvārāḥ)

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