दहन

दहन

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ɦən/, [d̪ɛ.ɦɛ̃n̪]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit दहन (dahana).

Proper noun

दहन • (dahan) m (Urdu spelling دَہَن‎)

1. (Hinduism) a name of Agni

Noun

दहन • (dahan) m (Urdu spelling دَہَن‎)

1. burning

   Synonym: जलन (jalan)

2. (rare, formal) a pigeon

   Synonyms: कबूतर (kabūtar), कपोत (kapot)

Declension

Declension of दहन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दहन dahan	दहन dahan
oblique	दहन dahan	दहनों dahanõ
vocative	दहन dahan	दहनो dahano

Adjective

दहन • (dahan) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دَہَن‎)

1. burning, consuming by fire, scorching, destroying

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian دهن‎ (dahan).

Noun

दहन • (dahan) m (Urdu spelling دَہَن‎)

1. (anatomy) face

   Synonyms: मुँह (mũh), मुख (mukh), चेहरा (cehrā)

Declension

Declension of दहन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दहन dahan	दहन dahan
oblique	दहन dahan	दहनों dahanõ
vocative	दहन dahan	दहनो dahano

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दहन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “दहन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884), “दहन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “दहन”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬤᬳᬦ (Balinese script)
• দহন (Assamese script)
• দহন (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰮𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀳𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌦𑌹𑌨 (Grantha script)
• દહન (Gujarati script)
• ਦਹਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦢꦲꦤ (Javanese script)
• ទហន (Khmer script)
• ದಹನ (Kannada script)
• ທຫນ (Lao script)
• ദഹന (Malayalam script)
• 𑘟𑘮𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠠᠾᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡩᠠᡥᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• ဒဟန (Burmese script)
• 𑦿𑧎𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐴𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଦହନ (Oriya script)
• ꢣꢲꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆲𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖮𑖡 (Siddham script)
• දහන (Sinhalese script)
• దహన (Telugu script)
• ทหน (Thai script)
• ད་ཧ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒯𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From दह् (dah, “to burn”, root) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ.ɦɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɐ.ɦɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

दहन • (dahana) n

1. the act of burning

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दहन (dahana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दहनम् dahanam	दहने dahane	दहनानि / दहना¹ dahanāni / dahanā¹
Vocative	दहन dahana	दहने dahane	दहनानि / दहना¹ dahanāni / dahanā¹
Accusative	दहनम् dahanam	दहने dahane	दहनानि / दहना¹ dahanāni / dahanā¹
Instrumental	दहनेन dahanena	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनैः / दहनेभिः¹ dahanaiḥ / dahanebhiḥ¹
Dative	दहनाय dahanāya	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Ablative	दहनात् dahanāt	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Genitive	दहनस्य dahanasya	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनानाम् dahanānām
Locative	दहने dahane	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनेषु dahaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

दहन • (dahana) m

1. the numeral three
2. fire
3. a pigeon
4. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:कपोत
5. one of the 5 forms of fire in the Svāhākāra
6. Plumbago zeylanica
7. Anacardium officinarum

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दहन (dahana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दहनः dahanaḥ	दहनौ dahanau	दहनाः / दहनासः¹ dahanāḥ / dahanāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दहन dahana	दहनौ dahanau	दहनाः / दहनासः¹ dahanāḥ / dahanāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दहनम् dahanam	दहनौ dahanau	दहनान् dahanān
Instrumental	दहनेन dahanena	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनैः / दहनेभिः¹ dahanaiḥ / dahanebhiḥ¹
Dative	दहनाय dahanāya	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Ablative	दहनात् dahanāt	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Genitive	दहनस्य dahanasya	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनानाम् dahanānām
Locative	दहने dahane	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनेषु dahaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

दहन • (dahana) m (Hinduism)

1. name of an attendant of Skanda
2. name of a Rudra
3. name of Agni

Adjective

दहन • (dahana)

1. burning, consuming by fire, scorching, destroying

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दहन (dahana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दहनः dahanaḥ	दहनौ dahanau	दहनाः / दहनासः¹ dahanāḥ / dahanāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दहन dahana	दहनौ dahanau	दहनाः / दहनासः¹ dahanāḥ / dahanāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दहनम् dahanam	दहनौ dahanau	दहनान् dahanān
Instrumental	दहनेन dahanena	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनैः / दहनेभिः¹ dahanaiḥ / dahanebhiḥ¹
Dative	दहनाय dahanāya	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Ablative	दहनात् dahanāt	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Genitive	दहनस्य dahanasya	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनानाम् dahanānām
Locative	दहने dahane	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनेषु dahaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of दहनी (dahanī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दहनी dahanī	दहन्यौ / दहनी¹ dahanyau / dahanī¹	दहन्यः / दहनीः¹ dahanyaḥ / dahanīḥ¹
Vocative	दहनि dahani	दहन्यौ / दहनी¹ dahanyau / dahanī¹	दहन्यः / दहनीः¹ dahanyaḥ / dahanīḥ¹
Accusative	दहनीम् dahanīm	दहन्यौ / दहनी¹ dahanyau / dahanī¹	दहनीः dahanīḥ
Instrumental	दहन्या dahanyā	दहनीभ्याम् dahanībhyām	दहनीभिः dahanībhiḥ
Dative	दहन्यै dahanyai	दहनीभ्याम् dahanībhyām	दहनीभ्यः dahanībhyaḥ
Ablative	दहन्याः dahanyāḥ	दहनीभ्याम् dahanībhyām	दहनीभ्यः dahanībhyaḥ
Genitive	दहन्याः dahanyāḥ	दहन्योः dahanyoḥ	दहनीनाम् dahanīnām
Locative	दहन्याम् dahanyām	दहन्योः dahanyoḥ	दहनीषु dahanīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of दहन (dahana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दहनम् dahanam	दहने dahane	दहनानि / दहना¹ dahanāni / dahanā¹
Vocative	दहन dahana	दहने dahane	दहनानि / दहना¹ dahanāni / dahanā¹
Accusative	दहनम् dahanam	दहने dahane	दहनानि / दहना¹ dahanāni / dahanā¹
Instrumental	दहनेन dahanena	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनैः / दहनेभिः¹ dahanaiḥ / dahanebhiḥ¹
Dative	दहनाय dahanāya	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Ablative	दहनात् dahanāt	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Genitive	दहनस्य dahanasya	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनानाम् dahanānām
Locative	दहने dahane	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनेषु dahaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “दहन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 473, column 2.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dahana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press