शून्य

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

		० 0	1  →	10  →
Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya), सिफ़र (sifar)     Ordinal: शून्यवाँ (śūnyavā̃)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya). Doublet of सूना (sūnā), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃuːn.jə/, [ʃũːɲ.jɐ]

Numeral

शून्य • (śūnya) (native script symbol ०, Urdu spelling شونیہ) (cardinal)

1. zero; 0

   मेरे पास शून्य रुपये है। ― mere pās śūnya rupye hai. ― I have zero rupees with me.

Synonyms

• सिफ़र (sifar)

Noun

शून्य • (śūnya) ? (Urdu spelling شونیہ)

1. nil, nothing, squat, naught, null
2. nothingness

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Adjective

शून्य • (śūnya) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شونیہ)

1. empty, vacuous
2. devoid of matter

Marathi

Marathi numbers ^(edit)

		० 0	1  →	10  →
Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya)     Ordinal: शून्यावा (śūnyāvā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya), through Old Marathi 𑘫𑘳𑘡𑘿𑘧 (śunya).

Numeral

शून्य • (śūnya)

1. zero

Adjective

शून्य • (śūnya)

1. empty, void

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शून्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शून्य”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “शून्य”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Nepali

Nepali numbers ^(edit)

		० 0	1  →	10  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya), सुन्ना (sunnā)     Ordinal: शून्यौँ (śūnya͠u)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sunːe]
• Phonetic Devanagari: सुन्ने
• IPA^(key): [sunːä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: सुन्ना

Numeral

शून्य • (śūnya)

1. zero

Adjective

शून्य • (śūnya)

1. empty, void

Sanskrit

Sanskrit numbers ^(edit)

		० 0	1  →	10  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শূন্য (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬹᬦ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• শূন্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰳𑰡𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀽𑀦𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ၐူနျ (Burmese script)
• શૂન્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੂਨ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦹꦤꦾ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂴𑂢𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ಶೂನ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• ឝូន្យ (Khmer script)
• ຨູນ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• ശൂന്യ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡠᡠᠨᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘴𑘡𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠤᠤᠨᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧕𑧁𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐹𑐣𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଶୂନ୍ଯ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢹꢥ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆷𑆤𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖳𑖡𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• ශූන්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩒𑩛𑩯 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚱𑚝𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
• ஶூந்ய (Tamil script)
• శూన్య (Telugu script)
• ศูนฺย (Thai script)
• ཤཱུ་ནྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒴𑒢𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨃𑨊𑨝𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Formed from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówH- (“hollow”), related to Latin cavus (“hollow”), as well as Ancient Greek κύαρ (kúar, “eye of a needle, earhole”) and Tocharian B kor (“throat”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕuːn.jɐ/, [ɕuːj̃.jɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕuːn̪.jɐ/

Noun

शून्य • (śūnyá) stem, n

1. zero
2. (mathematics) cipher, cypher

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शून्य

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शून्यम् (śūnyám)	शून्ये (śūnyé)	शून्यानि (śūnyā́ni) शून्या¹ (śūnyā́¹)
vocative	शून्य (śū́nya)	शून्ये (śū́nye)	शून्यानि (śū́nyāni) शून्या¹ (śū́nyā¹)
accusative	शून्यम् (śūnyám)	शून्ये (śūnyé)	शून्यानि (śūnyā́ni) शून्या¹ (śūnyā́¹)
instrumental	शून्येन (śūnyéna)	शून्याभ्याम् (śūnyā́bhyām)	शून्यैः (śūnyaíḥ) शून्येभिः¹ (śūnyébhiḥ¹)
dative	शून्याय (śūnyā́ya)	शून्याभ्याम् (śūnyā́bhyām)	शून्येभ्यः (śūnyébhyaḥ)
ablative	शून्यात् (śūnyā́t)	शून्याभ्याम् (śūnyā́bhyām)	शून्येभ्यः (śūnyébhyaḥ)
genitive	शून्यस्य (śūnyásya)	शून्ययोः (śūnyáyoḥ)	शून्यानाम् (śūnyā́nām)
locative	शून्ये (śūnyé)	शून्ययोः (śūnyáyoḥ)	शून्येषु (śūnyéṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Adjective

शून्य • (śūnya)

1. blank, deserted
2. empty, void
3. destitute of

Descendants

• → Assamese: সূঞ (xuñ)
• → Dhivehi: ސުން (sun̊)
• Pali: suñña
  • → Lao: ສູນ (sūn, “zero”)
  • → Burmese: သုည (su.nya., “zero”)
    • → Shan: သုင်ႇၺႃႉ (sùng nyâ̰a, “zero”)
  • → Mon: သုည (“zero”)
  • → Thai: สูญ (sǔun, “zero; empty, to disappear”)
    • → Shan: သူၼ် (sǔun, “zero”)
  • → Lü: ᦉᦳᧃ (ṡun, “zero; to disappear”)
• → Punjabi: ਸੁੰਨ (sunn)
• → Bengali: শূন্য (śunno)
• → Gujarati: શૂન્ય (śūnya)
• → Hindi: शून्य (śūnya)
• → Nepali: शून्य (śūnya)
• → Odia: ଶୁନ୍ୟ (śunya)
• → Sinhalese: ශුන්යය (śunyaya)
• → Arabic: صِفْر (ṣifr) (semantic loan) (see there for further descendants)
• → Lao: ສູນ (sūn)
• → Old Kannada: ಸುನ್ನ (sunna)
  • Kannada: ಸೊನ್ನೆ (sonne)
• → Old Khmer: ឝូន្យ (śūnya)
  • Khmer: សូន្យ (sōn)
  • → Thai: ศูนย์ (sǔun)
    • → Shan: သူၼ် (sǔun)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘫𑘳𑘡𑘿𑘧 (śunya)
  • Marathi: शून्य (śūnya)
• → Tamil: சூனியம் (cūṉiyam)
• →⇒ Telugu: శూన్యము (śūnyamu)

References

• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “[śūcī- - śū́ra-]”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 650