ध्वनि

ध्वनि

See also: ध्वनी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्वनि (dhvaní).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪ʱʋə.niː/

Noun

ध्वनि • (dhvani) f (Urdu spelling دهوني‎)

1. sound, tone

   एक ऊँची ध्वनि सुनाई दी। ― ek ū̃cī dhvani sunāī dī. ― A loud sound was heard.

Declension

Declension of ध्वनि
	Singular	Plural
Direct	ध्वनि (dhvani)	ध्वनियाँ (dhvaniyā̃)
Oblique	ध्वनि (dhvani)	ध्वनियों (dhvaniyõ)
Vocative	ध्वनि (dhvani)	ध्वनियो (dhvaniyo)

Derived terms

• ध्वन्यात्मक (dhvanyātmak)

See also

• स्वर (svar)
• शब्द (śabd)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ध्वनि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰwaníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰwaníš, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwen- (“to make a noise”). Cognate with Old English dyne (whence English din). Related to ध्वनति (dhvánati, “to sound, roar”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱʋɐ.n̪í/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱʋɐ.n̪i/

Noun

ध्वनि • (dhwaní) m

1. sound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder.
2. the sound of a drum
3. empty sound without reality
4. word.
5. allusion, hint, implied meaning, poetical style

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of ध्वनि (dhvaní)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ध्वनिः dhvaníḥ	ध्वनी dhvanī́	ध्वनयः dhvanáyaḥ
Vocative	ध्वने dhváne	ध्वनी dhvánī	ध्वनयः dhvánayaḥ
Accusative	ध्वनिम् dhvaním	ध्वनी dhvanī́	ध्वनीन् dhvanī́n
Instrumental	ध्वनिना / ध्वन्या¹ dhvanínā / dhvanyā̀¹	ध्वनिभ्याम् dhvaníbhyām	ध्वनिभिः dhvaníbhiḥ
Dative	ध्वनये / ध्वन्ये² dhvanáye / dhvanyè²	ध्वनिभ्याम् dhvaníbhyām	ध्वनिभ्यः dhvaníbhyaḥ
Ablative	ध्वनेः / ध्वन्यः² dhvanéḥ / dhvanyàḥ²	ध्वनिभ्याम् dhvaníbhyām	ध्वनिभ्यः dhvaníbhyaḥ
Genitive	ध्वनेः / ध्वन्यः² dhvanéḥ / dhvanyàḥ²	ध्वन्योः dhvanyóḥ	ध्वनीनाम् dhvanīnā́m
Locative	ध्वनौ dhvanaú	ध्वन्योः dhvanyóḥ	ध्वनिषु dhvaníṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Descendants

• Gujarati: ધ્વનિ (dhvani)
• → Telugu: ధ్వని (dhvani)
• → Kannada: ಧ್ವನಿ (dhvani)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “ध्वनि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0522.