𑀥𑀡𑀺

Prakrit

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit धनिन् (dhanín). By surface analysis, 𑀥𑀡 (dhaṇa, “wealth”) +‎ -𑀇 (-i).

Adjective

𑀥𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇi) (Devanagari धणि)

1. wealthy, rich

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀥𑀡𑀺 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇiṇo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇīo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀑 (dhaṇao) or 𑀥𑀡𑀉 (dhaṇaü)
Accusative	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇiṃ)	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇiṇo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī) or 𑀥𑀡𑀑 (dhaṇao)
Instrumental	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀸 (dhaṇiṇā)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺 (dhaṇīhi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇīo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀉 (dhaṇīu) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇiṇo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (dhaṇīhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (dhaṇissa) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇiṇo)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀡 (dhaṇīṇa) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀡𑀁 (dhaṇīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (dhaṇimmi)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼 (dhaṇīsu) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (dhaṇīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀥𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇiṇo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)

Maharastri declension of 𑀥𑀡𑀺 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇīo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)
Accusative	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇiṃ)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇīo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)
Instrumental	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀏 (dhaṇīe)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺 (dhaṇīhi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇīo)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (dhaṇīhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀏 (dhaṇīe)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀡 (dhaṇīṇa) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀡𑀁 (dhaṇīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀏 (dhaṇīe)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼 (dhaṇīsu) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (dhaṇīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀥𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇīo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)

Maharastri declension of 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇiṇī)	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇiṇīo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇiṇī)
Accusative	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇiṇiṃ)	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇiṇīo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇiṇī)
Instrumental	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀏 (dhaṇiṇīe)	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺 (dhaṇiṇīhi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇiṇīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇiṇīo)	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (dhaṇiṇīhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀏 (dhaṇiṇīe)	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀡 (dhaṇiṇīṇa) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀡𑀁 (dhaṇiṇīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀏 (dhaṇiṇīe)	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼 (dhaṇiṇīsu) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (dhaṇiṇīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇiṇi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇiṇī)	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇiṇīo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇiṇī)

Maharastri declension of 𑀥𑀡𑀺 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇiṃ) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇi)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀇𑀁 (dhaṇīiṃ) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇīṇi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)
Accusative	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇiṃ) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇi)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀇𑀁 (dhaṇīiṃ) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇīṇi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)
Instrumental	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀸 (dhaṇiṇā)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺 (dhaṇīhi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇīo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀉 (dhaṇīu) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇiṇo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (dhaṇīhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (dhaṇissa) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇiṇo)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀡 (dhaṇīṇa) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀡𑀁 (dhaṇīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (dhaṇimmi)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼 (dhaṇīsu) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (dhaṇīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀥𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀇𑀁 (dhaṇīiṃ) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇīṇi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit *धृणि (dhṛṇi) (compare धृति (dhṛti, “satisfaction”), ध्रायति (dhrāyati, “to be satisfied”)).

Noun

𑀥𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇi) f (Devanagari धणि)

1. satisfaction, contentment

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀥𑀡𑀺 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇīo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)
Accusative	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇiṃ)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇīo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)
Instrumental	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀏 (dhaṇīe)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺 (dhaṇīhi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇīo)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (dhaṇīhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀏 (dhaṇīe)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀡 (dhaṇīṇa) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀡𑀁 (dhaṇīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀏 (dhaṇīe)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼 (dhaṇīsu) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (dhaṇīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀥𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇīo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sanskrit ध्वनि (dhvaní).

Noun

𑀥𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇi) m (Devanagari धणि)

1. sound

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀥𑀡𑀺 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇiṇo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇīo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀑 (dhaṇao) or 𑀥𑀡𑀉 (dhaṇaü)
Accusative	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇiṃ)	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇiṇo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī) or 𑀥𑀡𑀑 (dhaṇao)
Instrumental	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑀸 (dhaṇiṇā)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺 (dhaṇīhi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀑 (dhaṇīo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀉 (dhaṇīu) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇiṇo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (dhaṇīhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (dhaṇissa) or 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇiṇo)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀡 (dhaṇīṇa) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀡𑀁 (dhaṇīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (dhaṇimmi)	𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼 (dhaṇīsu) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (dhaṇīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀥𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)	𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇiṇo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀻 (dhaṇī)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “धणि”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 484.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhr̥ṇi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 393
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhvani”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 396