योगिनी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योगिनी (yoginī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /joː.ɡɪ.niː/

Noun

योगिनी • (yoginī) f (masculine योगी)

1. yogini, female yogi
2. female magician

   Synonym: जादूगरनी (jādūgarnī)

Declension

Declension of योगिनी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	योगिनी yoginī	योगिनियाँ yoginiyā̃
oblique	योगिनी yoginī	योगिनियों yoginiyõ
vocative	योगिनी yoginī	योगिनियो yoginiyo

Sanskrit

Etymology

From योग (yoga, “Yoga”) +‎ -इनी (-inī).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɐw.ɡi.niː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /joː.ɡi.n̪iː/

Noun

योगिनी • (yoginī) stem, f (masculine योगिन्)

1. Yogini, one who practises Yoga (feminine)

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of योगिनी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	योगिनी (yoginī)	योगिन्यौ (yoginyau) योगिनी¹ (yoginī¹)	योगिन्यः (yoginyaḥ) योगिनीः¹ (yoginīḥ¹)
vocative	योगिनि (yogini)	योगिन्यौ (yoginyau) योगिनी¹ (yoginī¹)	योगिन्यः (yoginyaḥ) योगिनीः¹ (yoginīḥ¹)
accusative	योगिनीम् (yoginīm)	योगिन्यौ (yoginyau) योगिनी¹ (yoginī¹)	योगिनीः (yoginīḥ)
instrumental	योगिन्या (yoginyā)	योगिनीभ्याम् (yoginībhyām)	योगिनीभिः (yoginībhiḥ)
dative	योगिन्यै (yoginyai)	योगिनीभ्याम् (yoginībhyām)	योगिनीभ्यः (yoginībhyaḥ)
ablative	योगिन्याः (yoginyāḥ) योगिन्यै² (yoginyai²)	योगिनीभ्याम् (yoginībhyām)	योगिनीभ्यः (yoginībhyaḥ)
genitive	योगिन्याः (yoginyāḥ) योगिन्यै² (yoginyai²)	योगिन्योः (yoginyoḥ)	योगिनीनाम् (yoginīnām)
locative	योगिन्याम् (yoginyām)	योगिन्योः (yoginyoḥ)	योगिनीषु (yoginīṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Hindi: योगिनी (yoginī)
• English: yogini