अयोध्या

See also: अयोध्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.joːd̪ʱ.jɑː/,

Proper noun

अयोध्या • (ayodhyā) f (Urdu spelling ایودھیا)

Ayodhya (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, and birthplace of Rāma)

Declension

Declension of अयोध्या (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	अयोध्या ayodhyā
oblique	अयोध्या ayodhyā
vocative	अयोध्या ayodhyā

Adjective

अयोध्या • (ayodhyā) (literary)

unconquerable, undefeatable

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

অয়োধ্যা (Assamese script)
ᬅᬬᭀᬥ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
অয়োধ্যা (Bengali script)
𑰀𑰧𑰺𑰠𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀅𑀬𑁄𑀥𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
အယောဓျာ (Burmese script)
અયોધ્યા (Gujarati script)
ਅਯੋਧ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌅𑌯𑍋𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦄꦪꦺꦴꦣꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂃𑂨𑂷𑂡𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಅಯೋಧ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
អយោធ្យា (Khmer script)
ອໂຍຘ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
അയോധ്യാ (Malayalam script)
ᠠᠶᠣᢡᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘀𑘧𑘻𑘠𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠠᠶ᠋ᠣᠸᠠᢑᠾᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦠𑧇𑧜𑧀𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐀𑐫𑑀𑐢𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
ଅଯୋଧ୍ଯା (Odia script)
ꢂꢫꣂꢤ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆃𑆪𑆾𑆣𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖀𑖧𑖺𑖠𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
අයොධ්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩻𑩕𑩮 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚀𑚣𑚴𑚜𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
அயோத்⁴யா (Tamil script)
అయోధ్యా (Telugu script)
อโยธฺยา (Thai script)
ཨ་ཡོ་དྷྱཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒁𑒨𑒼𑒡𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨪𑨆𑨜𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of अयोध्य (ayodhya) +‎ -आ (-ā, feminine suffix), literally “unsubduable citadel”.

Pronunciation

(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐˈjoːd̪ʱ.jɑː/

Proper noun

अयोध्या • (ayodhyā) stem, f

A city, the administrative headquarters of Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India, on the bank of the Sarayu river.
(Hinduism, historical) A legendary city, the ancient capital of Kosala kingdom, and birthplace of Rāma.

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of अयोध्या (ayodhyā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अयोध्या ayodhyā	अयोध्ये ayodhye	अयोध्याः ayodhyāḥ
Vocative	अयोध्ये ayodhye	अयोध्ये ayodhye	अयोध्याः ayodhyāḥ
Accusative	अयोध्याम् ayodhyām	अयोध्ये ayodhye	अयोध्याः ayodhyāḥ
Instrumental	अयोध्यया ayodhyayā	अयोध्याभ्याम् ayodhyābhyām	अयोध्याभिः ayodhyābhiḥ
Dative	अयोध्यायै ayodhyāyai	अयोध्याभ्याम् ayodhyābhyām	अयोध्याभ्यः ayodhyābhyaḥ
Ablative	अयोध्यायाः ayodhyāyāḥ	अयोध्याभ्याम् ayodhyābhyām	अयोध्याभ्यः ayodhyābhyaḥ
Genitive	अयोध्यायाः ayodhyāyāḥ	अयोध्ययोः ayodhyayoḥ	अयोध्यानाम् ayodhyānām
Locative	अयोध्यायाम् ayodhyāyām	अयोध्ययोः ayodhyayoḥ	अयोध्यासु ayodhyāsu

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀅𑀑𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸 (aŏjjhā), 𑀅𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸 (aüjjhā), 𑀅𑀬𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸 (ayŏjjhā)

Borrowed terms

→ Bengali: অযোধ্যা (ojōddha) (learned)
→ Gujarati: અયોધ્યા (ayodhyā) (learned)
→ Hindi: अयोध्या (ayodhyā) (learned)
→ Kannada: ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆ (ayōdhye)
→ Khmer: អយុធ្យា (ʼɑɑyutyiə) (learned)
→ Malayalam: അയോദ്ധ്യ (ayōddhya), അയോധ്യ (ayōdhya)
→ Marathi: अयोध्या (ayodhyā) (learned)
→ Tamil: அயோத்தி (ayōtti)
→ Telugu: అయోధ్య (ayōdhya) (learned)
→ Thai: อยุธยา (à-yút-tá-yaa) (learned)
- → Burmese: အယုဓျာ (a.yu.dhya)
- → Burmese: ယိုးဒယား (yui:da.ya:)
  - → Thai: โยดะยา (yoo-dà-yaa)

Adjective

अयोध्या • (ayodhyā́)

nominative feminine singular of अयोध्य (ayodhyá)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “अयोध्या”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 86, column 1.

अयोध्या

Hindi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Declension

Adjective

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

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