धनु

धनु

See also: धन, धन्, धुनु, धेनु, धोना, धूना, and धनी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धनु (dhanu). Compare Thai ธนู (tá-nuu).

Noun

धनु • (dhanu) m (Urdu spelling دھنو‎)

1. bow (weapon)

Declension

Declension of धनु (masc u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धनु dhanu	धनु dhanu
oblique	धनु dhanu	धनुओं dhanuõ
vocative	धनु dhanu	धनुओ dhanuo

Synonyms

• धनुष (dhanuṣ)

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• dhanu (Latin script)
• 𑀥𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ধনু (Bengali script)
• ධනු (Sinhalese script)
• ဓနု or ꩪၼု (Burmese script)
• ธนุ or ธะนุ (Thai script)
• ᨵᨶᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຘນຸ or ຘະນຸ (Lao script)
• ធនុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄙𑄚𑄪 (Chakma script)

Noun

धनु n

1. Devanagari script form of dhanu (“bow (for arrows)”)

Declension

Declension table of "धनु" (neuter)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	धनु (dhanu)	धनूनि (dhanūni) or धनू (dhanū)
Accusative (second)	धनुं (dhanuṃ)	धनूनि (dhanūni) or धनू (dhanū)
Instrumental (third)	धनुना (dhanunā)	धनूहि (dhanūhi) or धनूभि (dhanūbhi)
Dative (fourth)	धनुस्स (dhanussa) or धनुनो (dhanuno)	धनूनं (dhanūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	धनुस्मा (dhanusmā) or धनुम्हा (dhanumhā)	धनूहि (dhanūhi) or धनूभि (dhanūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)	धनुस्स (dhanussa) or धनुनो (dhanuno)	धनूनं (dhanūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	धनुस्मिं (dhanusmiṃ) or धनुम्हि (dhanumhi)	धनूसु (dhanūsu)
Vocative (calling)	धनु (dhanu)	धनूनि (dhanūni) or धनू (dhanū)

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬥᬦᬸ (Balinese script)
• ধনু (Assamese script)
• ধনু (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰡𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌧𑌨𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ધનુ (Gujarati script)
• ਧਨੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦣꦤꦸ (Javanese script)
• ធនុ (Khmer script)
• ಧನು (Kannada script)
• ຘນຸ (Lao script)
• ധനു (Malayalam script)
• 𑘠𑘡𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠠᠨᠤ (Mongolian script)
• ᢡᠠᠨᡠ (Manchu script)
• ဓနု (Burmese script)
• 𑧀𑧁𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐣𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଧନୁ (Oriya script)
• ꢤꢥꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆤𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖡𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ධනු (Sinhalese script)
• ధను (Telugu script)
• ธนุ (Thai script)
• དྷ་ནུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒢𑒳 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰanu- (“fir”), see also Proto-Germanic *dannǭ (“fir, pine”), Albanian thanë (“cranberry bush”), Avestan 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆‎ (θanuuar^ə, “bow”), Hittite 𒄑𒋫𒈾𒀀𒌑 (^GIŠta-na-a-ú /tanau/, “fir”), and perhaps Ancient Greek θάμνος (thámnos, “thicket”).[1]

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱɐ.nu/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱɐ.n̪u/

Noun

धनु • (dhanu) m or n

1. (weapon) bow
2. (astrology, astronomy) the sign of Sagittarius

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of धनु (dhanu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धनुः dhanuḥ	धनू dhanū	धनवः dhanavaḥ
Vocative	धनो dhano	धनू dhanū	धनवः dhanavaḥ
Accusative	धनुम् dhanum	धनू dhanū	धनून् dhanūn
Instrumental	धनुना / धन्वा¹ dhanunā / dhanvā¹	धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām	धनुभिः dhanubhiḥ
Dative	धनवे / धन्वे² dhanave / dhanve²	धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām	धनुभ्यः dhanubhyaḥ
Ablative	धनोः / धन्वः² dhanoḥ / dhanvaḥ²	धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām	धनुभ्यः dhanubhyaḥ
Genitive	धनोः / धन्वः² dhanoḥ / dhanvaḥ²	धन्वोः dhanvoḥ	धनूनाम् dhanūnām
Locative	धनौ dhanau	धन्वोः dhanvoḥ	धनुषु dhanuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Neuter u-stem declension of धनु (dhanu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धनु dhanu	धनुनी dhanunī	धनू / धनु / धनूनि¹ dhanū / dhanu / dhanūni¹
Vocative	धनु / धनो dhanu / dhano	धनुनी dhanunī	धनू / धनु / धनूनि¹ dhanū / dhanu / dhanūni¹
Accusative	धनु dhanu	धनुनी dhanunī	धनू / धनु / धनूनि¹ dhanū / dhanu / dhanūni¹
Instrumental	धनुना / धन्वा² dhanunā / dhanvā²	धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām	धनुभिः dhanubhiḥ
Dative	धनवे / धन्वे³ dhanave / dhanve³	धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām	धनुभ्यः dhanubhyaḥ
Ablative	धनोः / धनुनः¹ / धन्वः³ dhanoḥ / dhanunaḥ¹ / dhanvaḥ³	धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām	धनुभ्यः dhanubhyaḥ
Genitive	धनोः / धनुनः¹ / धन्वः³ dhanoḥ / dhanunaḥ¹ / dhanvaḥ³	धनुनोः dhanunoḥ	धनूनाम् dhanūnām
Locative	धनुनि dhanuni	धनुनोः dhanunoḥ	धनुषु dhanuṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Vedic ³Less common

References

1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 234