हणुवन्त

Apabhramsa

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit हणुमंत (haṇumaṃta), from Sanskrit हनुमन्त् (hanumant).

Proper noun

हणुवन्त (haṇuvanta) m

1. (Hinduism) Hanuman
   • c. 1020, Vir, Jambu-Sami-Chariu 3.12.2:

     मारुय-चुंबियासु हणुवंतु-व विलासइ नव-वसंतओ ॥

     māruya-cuṃbiyāsu haṇuvaṃtu-va vilāsaï nava-vasaṃtao.

     Marut, through his father, started to enjoy himself like the caressed face of Hanuman.

Declension

Declension of हणुवन्त (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	हणुवन्तु (haṇuvantu)	हणुवन्त (haṇuvanta)
Accusative	हणुवन्तु (haṇuvantu)	हणुवन्त (haṇuvanta)
Instrumental	हणुवन्तें (haṇuvanteṃ) or हणुवन्तेणं (haṇuvanteṇaṃ) or हणुवन्तेण (haṇuvanteṇa)	हणुवन्त (haṇuvanta) or हणुवन्तेहिं (haṇuvantehiṃ)
Dative	हणुवन्तहो (haṇuvantaho) or हणुवन्तसु (haṇuvantasu) or हणुवन्तस्सु (haṇuvantassu)	हणुवन्तहं (haṇuvantahaṃ)
Ablative	हणुवन्तहे (haṇuvantahe) or हणुवन्तहु (haṇuvantahu)	हणुवन्तहुं (haṇuvantahuṃ)
Genitive	हणुवन्तहो (haṇuvantaho) or हणुवन्तसु (haṇuvantasu) or हणुवन्तस्सु (haṇuvantassu)	हणुवन्तहं (haṇuvantahaṃ) or हणुवन्ताणं (haṇuvantāṇaṃ) or हणुवन्ताण (haṇuvantāṇa)
Locative	हणुवन्ति (haṇuvanti) or हणुवन्ते (haṇuvante)	हणुवन्तहिं (haṇuvantahiṃ)
Vocative	हणुवन्त (haṇuvanta)	हणुवन्तहो (haṇuvantaho)

Descendants

• Old Awadhi: hanūm̐, hanū

  Devanagari script: हनूँ, हनू

  Kaithi script: 𑂯𑂢𑂴𑂀, 𑂯𑂢𑂴

• Old Marathi: haṇavaṃta

  Devanagari script: हणवंत

  Modi script: 𑘮𑘜𑘪𑘽𑘝

• Old Punjabi: ਹਣਵੰਤੁ (haṇavantu), ਹਣਵੰਤਰੁ (haṇavantaru)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hanūmant”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 808