दर्पण

दर्पण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दर्पण (darpaṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪əɾ.pəɳ/, [d̪əɾ.pə̃ɳ]

Noun

दर्पण • (darpaṇ) m (Urdu spelling درپں‎)

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   Synonyms: शीशा (śīśā), आईना (āīnā)

Declension

Declension of दर्पण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दर्पण darpaṇ	दर्पण darpaṇ
oblique	दर्पण darpaṇ	दर्पणों darpaṇõ
vocative	दर्पण darpaṇ	दर्पणो darpaṇo

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬤᬃᬧᬡ (Balinese script)
• দৰ্পণ (Assamese script)
• দর্পণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰨𑰿𑰢𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀭𑁆𑀧𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌣 (Grantha script)
• દર્પણ (Gujarati script)
• ਦਰੑਪਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦢꦂꦥꦟ (Javanese script)
• ទប៌ណ (Khmer script)
• ದರ್ಪಣ (Kannada script)
• ທຣ຺ປຓ (Lao script)
• ദര്പണ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘟𑘨𑘿𑘢𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠠᠷᢒᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡩᠠᡵᢒᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• ဒရ်္ပဏ (Burmese script)
• 𑦿𑧈𑧠𑧂𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐬𑑂𑐥𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଦର୍ପଣ (Oriya script)
• ꢣꢬ꣄ꢦꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆫𑇀𑆥𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖨𑖿𑖢𑖜 (Siddham script)
• දර්පණ (Sinhalese script)
• దర్పణ (Telugu script)
• ทรฺปณ (Thai script)
• ད་རྤ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒩𑓂𑒣𑒝 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *derp- (“to see”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δρώπτω (drṓptō, “to look”), δρωπάζω (drōpázō, “to gaze at”).[1]

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ́ɾ.pɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɐɾ.pɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

दर्पण • (dárpaṇa) m

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Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दर्पण
Nom. sg.	दर्पणः (darpaṇaḥ)
Gen. sg.	दर्पणस्य (darpaṇasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दर्पणः (darpaṇaḥ)	दर्पणौ (darpaṇau)	दर्पणाः (darpaṇāḥ)
Vocative	दर्पण (darpaṇa)	दर्पणौ (darpaṇau)	दर्पणाः (darpaṇāḥ)
Accusative	दर्पणम् (darpaṇam)	दर्पणौ (darpaṇau)	दर्पणान् (darpaṇān)
Instrumental	दर्पणेन (darpaṇena)	दर्पणाभ्याम् (darpaṇābhyām)	दर्पणैः (darpaṇaiḥ)
Dative	दर्पणाय (darpaṇāya)	दर्पणाभ्याम् (darpaṇābhyām)	दर्पणेभ्यः (darpaṇebhyaḥ)
Ablative	दर्पणात् (darpaṇāt)	दर्पणाभ्याम् (darpaṇābhyām)	दर्पणेभ्यः (darpaṇebhyaḥ)
Genitive	दर्पणस्य (darpaṇasya)	दर्पणयोः (darpaṇayoḥ)	दर्पणानाम् (darpaṇānām)
Locative	दर्पणे (darpaṇe)	दर्पणयोः (darpaṇayoḥ)	दर्पणेषु (darpaṇeṣu)

Descendants

• Assamese: দাপোণ (dapün)
• → Hindi: दर्पण (darpaṇ)
• → Telugu: దర్పణము (darpaṇamu)
• → Urdu: درپں‎ (darpaṇ)

References

1. Nikolaev, Alexander (2020), “δρώπτειν ‘to examine’ (Aesch. fr. 278 Radt) and Indo-Iranian *darp- ‘to see’”, in Glotta‎, volume 96, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (GmbH & Co. KG), ISSN 2196-9043, JSTOR 26974968, retrieved August 11, 2022, pages 124–130