रमणीय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रमणीय (ramaṇīya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾəm.ɳiː.jᵊ/, [ɾɐ̃m.ɳiː.jᵊ]

Adjective

रमणीय • (ramṇīya) (indeclinable)

1. beautiful, pretty, gorgeous

   Synonym: सुंदर (sundar)

2. delicious, tasty

   Synonym: स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰমণীয় (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬫᬡᬷᬬ (Balinese script)
• রমণীয় (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰦𑰜𑰱𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀫𑀡𑀻𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ရမဏီယ (Burmese script)
• રમણીય (Gujarati script)
• ਰਮਣੀਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌮𑌣𑍀𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦩꦟꦷꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂧𑂝𑂲𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ರಮಣೀಯ (Kannada script)
• រមណីយ (Khmer script)
• ຣມຓີຍ (Lao script)
• രമണീയ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠᠮᠠᢏᡳᡳᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘦𑘜𑘲𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᠮᠠᢏᠢᠢᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧆𑦼𑧓𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐩𑐞𑐷𑐫 (Newa script)
• ରମଣୀଯ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢪꢠꢷꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆩𑆟𑆵𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖦𑖜𑖱𑖧 (Siddham script)
• රමණීය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩴𑩪𑩑𑩛𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚢𑚘𑚯𑚣 (Takri script)
• ரமணீய (Tamil script)
• రమణీయ (Telugu script)
• รมณีย (Thai script)
• ར་མ་ཎཱི་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒧𑒝𑒲𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨢𑨘𑨁𑨊𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From रम् (ram) +‎ -अनीय (-anīya).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ.mɐ.ɳiː.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ.mɐˈɳiː.jɐ/

Adjective

रमणीय • (ramaṇīya) stem

1. delightful, pleasing, pleasant, agreeable

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रमणीय (ramaṇīya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रमणीयः ramaṇīyaḥ	रमणीयौ / रमणीया¹ ramaṇīyau / ramaṇīyā¹	रमणीयाः / रमणीयासः¹ ramaṇīyāḥ / ramaṇīyāsaḥ¹
Vocative	रमणीय ramaṇīya	रमणीयौ / रमणीया¹ ramaṇīyau / ramaṇīyā¹	रमणीयाः / रमणीयासः¹ ramaṇīyāḥ / ramaṇīyāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रमणीयम् ramaṇīyam	रमणीयौ / रमणीया¹ ramaṇīyau / ramaṇīyā¹	रमणीयान् ramaṇīyān
Instrumental	रमणीयेन ramaṇīyena	रमणीयाभ्याम् ramaṇīyābhyām	रमणीयैः / रमणीयेभिः¹ ramaṇīyaiḥ / ramaṇīyebhiḥ¹
Dative	रमणीयाय ramaṇīyāya	रमणीयाभ्याम् ramaṇīyābhyām	रमणीयेभ्यः ramaṇīyebhyaḥ
Ablative	रमणीयात् ramaṇīyāt	रमणीयाभ्याम् ramaṇīyābhyām	रमणीयेभ्यः ramaṇīyebhyaḥ
Genitive	रमणीयस्य ramaṇīyasya	रमणीययोः ramaṇīyayoḥ	रमणीयानाम् ramaṇīyānām
Locative	रमणीये ramaṇīye	रमणीययोः ramaṇīyayoḥ	रमणीयेषु ramaṇīyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of रमणीया (ramaṇīyā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रमणीया ramaṇīyā	रमणीये ramaṇīye	रमणीयाः ramaṇīyāḥ
Vocative	रमणीये ramaṇīye	रमणीये ramaṇīye	रमणीयाः ramaṇīyāḥ
Accusative	रमणीयाम् ramaṇīyām	रमणीये ramaṇīye	रमणीयाः ramaṇīyāḥ
Instrumental	रमणीयया / रमणीया¹ ramaṇīyayā / ramaṇīyā¹	रमणीयाभ्याम् ramaṇīyābhyām	रमणीयाभिः ramaṇīyābhiḥ
Dative	रमणीयायै ramaṇīyāyai	रमणीयाभ्याम् ramaṇīyābhyām	रमणीयाभ्यः ramaṇīyābhyaḥ
Ablative	रमणीयायाः / रमणीयायै² ramaṇīyāyāḥ / ramaṇīyāyai²	रमणीयाभ्याम् ramaṇīyābhyām	रमणीयाभ्यः ramaṇīyābhyaḥ
Genitive	रमणीयायाः / रमणीयायै² ramaṇīyāyāḥ / ramaṇīyāyai²	रमणीययोः ramaṇīyayoḥ	रमणीयानाम् ramaṇīyānām
Locative	रमणीयायाम् ramaṇīyāyām	रमणीययोः ramaṇīyayoḥ	रमणीयासु ramaṇīyāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of रमणीय (ramaṇīya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रमणीयम् ramaṇīyam	रमणीये ramaṇīye	रमणीयानि / रमणीया¹ ramaṇīyāni / ramaṇīyā¹
Vocative	रमणीय ramaṇīya	रमणीये ramaṇīye	रमणीयानि / रमणीया¹ ramaṇīyāni / ramaṇīyā¹
Accusative	रमणीयम् ramaṇīyam	रमणीये ramaṇīye	रमणीयानि / रमणीया¹ ramaṇīyāni / ramaṇīyā¹
Instrumental	रमणीयेन ramaṇīyena	रमणीयाभ्याम् ramaṇīyābhyām	रमणीयैः / रमणीयेभिः¹ ramaṇīyaiḥ / ramaṇīyebhiḥ¹
Dative	रमणीयाय ramaṇīyāya	रमणीयाभ्याम् ramaṇīyābhyām	रमणीयेभ्यः ramaṇīyebhyaḥ
Ablative	रमणीयात् ramaṇīyāt	रमणीयाभ्याम् ramaṇīyābhyām	रमणीयेभ्यः ramaṇīyebhyaḥ
Genitive	रमणीयस्य ramaṇīyasya	रमणीययोः ramaṇīyayoḥ	रमणीयानाम् ramaṇīyānām
Locative	रमणीये ramaṇīye	रमणीययोः ramaṇīyayoḥ	रमणीयेषु ramaṇīyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: रमणीय (ramṇīya)
• → Kannada: ರಮಣೀಯ (ramaṇīya)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “रमणीय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 868.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “रमणीय”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan