मधुर
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit मधुर (madhura).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]मधुर • (madhur) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مدھر)
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- মধুৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬥᬸᬭ (Balinese script)
- মধুর (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰠𑰲𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀥𑀼𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- မဓုရ (Burmese script)
- મધુર (Gujarati script)
- ਮਧੁਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦣꦸꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂡𑂳𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಧುರ (Kannada script)
- មធុរ (Khmer script)
- ມຘຸຣ (Lao script)
- മധുര (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠᢡᡠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘠𑘳𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᢑᠾᠤᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧀𑧔𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐢𑐸𑐬 (Newa script)
- ମଧୁର (Odia script)
- ꢪꢤꢸꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆣𑆶𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖠𑖲𑖨 (Siddham script)
- මධුර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩮𑩒𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚜𑚰𑚤 (Takri script)
- மது⁴ர (Tamil script)
- మధుర (Telugu script)
- มธุร (Thai script)
- མ་དྷུ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒡𑒳𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨜𑨃𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From मधु (madhu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]मधुर • (madhura)
- sweet, delicious, nectarous
- pleasant, charming, delightful
- sounding sweetly or uttering sweet cries, melodious, mellifluous
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मधुरः (madhuraḥ) | मधुरौ (madhurau) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹) |
मधुराः (madhurāḥ) मधुरासः¹ (madhurāsaḥ¹) |
| vocative | मधुर (madhura) | मधुरौ (madhurau) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹) |
मधुराः (madhurāḥ) मधुरासः¹ (madhurāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मधुरम् (madhuram) | मधुरौ (madhurau) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹) |
मधुरान् (madhurān) |
| instrumental | मधुरेण (madhureṇa) | मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām) | मधुरैः (madhuraiḥ) मधुरेभिः¹ (madhurebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मधुराय (madhurāya) | मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām) | मधुरेभ्यः (madhurebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मधुरात् (madhurāt) | मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām) | मधुरेभ्यः (madhurebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मधुरस्य (madhurasya) | मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ) | मधुराणाम् (madhurāṇām) |
| locative | मधुरे (madhure) | मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ) | मधुरेषु (madhureṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मधुरा (madhurā) | मधुरे (madhure) | मधुराः (madhurāḥ) |
| vocative | मधुरे (madhure) | मधुरे (madhure) | मधुराः (madhurāḥ) |
| accusative | मधुराम् (madhurām) | मधुरे (madhure) | मधुराः (madhurāḥ) |
| instrumental | मधुरया (madhurayā) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹) |
मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām) | मधुराभिः (madhurābhiḥ) |
| dative | मधुरायै (madhurāyai) | मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām) | मधुराभ्यः (madhurābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मधुरायाः (madhurāyāḥ) मधुरायै² (madhurāyai²) |
मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām) | मधुराभ्यः (madhurābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मधुरायाः (madhurāyāḥ) मधुरायै² (madhurāyai²) |
मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ) | मधुराणाम् (madhurāṇām) |
| locative | मधुरायाम् (madhurāyām) | मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ) | मधुरासु (madhurāsu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मधुरम् (madhuram) | मधुरे (madhure) | मधुराणि (madhurāṇi) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹) |
| vocative | मधुर (madhura) | मधुरे (madhure) | मधुराणि (madhurāṇi) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹) |
| accusative | मधुरम् (madhuram) | मधुरे (madhure) | मधुराणि (madhurāṇi) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹) |
| instrumental | मधुरेण (madhureṇa) | मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām) | मधुरैः (madhuraiḥ) मधुरेभिः¹ (madhurebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मधुराय (madhurāya) | मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām) | मधुरेभ्यः (madhurebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मधुरात् (madhurāt) | मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām) | मधुरेभ्यः (madhurebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मधुरस्य (madhurasya) | मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ) | मधुराणाम् (madhurāṇām) |
| locative | मधुरे (madhure) | मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ) | मधुरेषु (madhureṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
[edit]Borrowed terms
- → Gujarati: મધુર (madhur)
- → Hindi: मधुर (madhur)
- → Kannada: ಮಧುರ (madhura)
- → Malayalam: മധുരം (madhuraṁ)
- → Marathi: मधुर (madhur)
- → Tamil: மதுரம் (maturam)
Noun
[edit]मधुर • (madhura) stem, m
- a kind of leguminous plant
- a particular drug
- name of the tutelary deity of the race of vandhula
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मधुरः (madhuraḥ) | मधुरौ (madhurau) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹) |
मधुराः (madhurāḥ) मधुरासः¹ (madhurāsaḥ¹) |
| vocative | मधुर (madhura) | मधुरौ (madhurau) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹) |
मधुराः (madhurāḥ) मधुरासः¹ (madhurāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मधुरम् (madhuram) | मधुरौ (madhurau) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹) |
मधुरान् (madhurān) |
| instrumental | मधुरेण (madhureṇa) | मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām) | मधुरैः (madhuraiḥ) मधुरेभिः¹ (madhurebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मधुराय (madhurāya) | मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām) | मधुरेभ्यः (madhurebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मधुरात् (madhurāt) | मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām) | मधुरेभ्यः (madhurebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मधुरस्य (madhurasya) | मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ) | मधुराणाम् (madhurāṇām) |
| locative | मधुरे (madhure) | मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ) | मधुरेषु (madhureṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
References
[edit]- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “madhura”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “madhura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 562
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