संख्या

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See also: सांख्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संख्या (saṃkhyā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /səŋ.kʰjɑː/,

Noun

संख्या • (saṅkhyā) f (Urdu spelling سنکھیہ)

  1. number
    Synonyms: अंक (aṅk), नंबर (nambar)
  2. reckoning, counting
  3. a calculation
  4. (grammar) number

Declension

Declension of संख्या (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct संख्या
saṅkhyā 		संख्याएँ
saṅkhyāẽ
oblique संख्या
saṅkhyā 		संख्याओं
saṅkhyāõ
vocative संख्या
saṅkhyā 		संख्याओ
saṅkhyāo

Derived terms

References

Marathi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संख्या (saṃkhyā).

Pronunciation

Noun

संख्या • (saṅkhyā) f

  1. number
  2. reckoning, counting
  3. a calculation
  4. (grammar) number

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
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

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

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Etymology

सम्- (sam-) +‎ ख्या (khyā).

Pronunciation

Root

संख्या • (saṃkhyā)

  1. to reckon or count up, sum up, enumerate, calculate
  2. to estimate by
  3. to appear along with, be connected with, belong to

Derived terms

Noun

संख्या • (saṃkhyā) stem, f

  1. a number, sum, total
  2. a numeral
  3. reckoning or summing up
  4. numeration
  5. calculation
  6. deliberation, reasoning, reflection, reason, intellect
  7. name, appellation
  8. a particularly high number
  9. manner
  10. (geometry) a gnomon (for ascertaining the points of the compass)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of संख्या
singular dual plural
nominative संख्या (saṃkhyā) संख्ये (saṃkhye) संख्याः (saṃkhyāḥ)
accusative संख्याम् (saṃkhyām) संख्ये (saṃkhye) संख्याः (saṃkhyāḥ)
instrumental संख्यया (saṃkhyayā)
संख्या¹ (saṃkhyā¹) 		संख्याभ्याम् (saṃkhyābhyām) संख्याभिः (saṃkhyābhiḥ)
dative संख्यायै (saṃkhyāyai) संख्याभ्याम् (saṃkhyābhyām) संख्याभ्यः (saṃkhyābhyaḥ)
ablative संख्यायाः (saṃkhyāyāḥ)
संख्यायै² (saṃkhyāyai²) 		संख्याभ्याम् (saṃkhyābhyām) संख्याभ्यः (saṃkhyābhyaḥ)
genitive संख्यायाः (saṃkhyāyāḥ)
संख्यायै² (saṃkhyāyai²) 		संख्ययोः (saṃkhyayoḥ) संख्यानाम् (saṃkhyānām)
locative संख्यायाम् (saṃkhyāyām) संख्ययोः (saṃkhyayoḥ) संख्यासु (saṃkhyāsu)
vocative संख्ये (saṃkhye) संख्ये (saṃkhye) संख्याः (saṃkhyāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

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