𑀥𑀡𑀼

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit धनुः (dhanuḥ).

Noun

𑀥𑀡𑀼 (dhaṇu) m or n (Devanagari धणु)

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Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀥𑀡𑀼 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀁 (dhaṇuṃ) or 𑀥𑀡𑀼 (dhaṇu)	𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀇𑀁 (dhaṇūiṃ) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇūṇi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽 (dhaṇū)
Accusative	𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀁 (dhaṇuṃ) or 𑀥𑀡𑀼 (dhaṇu)	𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀇𑀁 (dhaṇūiṃ) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇūṇi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽 (dhaṇū)
Instrumental	𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀡𑀸 (dhaṇuṇā)	𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀳𑀺 (dhaṇūhi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇūhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀑 (dhaṇūo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀉 (dhaṇūu)	—
Genitive	𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇuṇo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (dhaṇussa)	𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀡 (dhaṇūṇa) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀡𑀁 (dhaṇūṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (dhaṇummi)	𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀲𑀼 (dhaṇūsu) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀲𑀼𑀁 (dhaṇūsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀥𑀡𑀼 (dhaṇu) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽 (dhaṇū)	𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀇𑀁 (dhaṇūiṃ) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀡𑀺 (dhaṇūṇi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽 (dhaṇū)

Maharastri declension of 𑀥𑀡𑀼 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀥𑀡𑀽 (dhaṇū)	𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇuṇo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽 (dhaṇū) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀑 (dhaṇūo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀑 (dhaṇao) or 𑀥𑀡𑀉 (dhaṇaü)
Accusative	𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀁 (dhaṇuṃ)	𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇuṇo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽 (dhaṇū)
Instrumental	𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀡𑀸 (dhaṇuṇā)	𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀳𑀺 (dhaṇūhi) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁 (dhaṇūhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀑 (dhaṇūo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀉 (dhaṇūu)	—
Genitive	𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀡𑁄 (dhaṇuṇo) or 𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (dhaṇussa)	𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀡 (dhaṇūṇa) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀡𑀁 (dhaṇūṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (dhaṇummi)	𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀲𑀼 (dhaṇūsu) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽𑀲𑀼𑀁 (dhaṇūsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀥𑀡𑀼 (dhaṇu) or 𑀥𑀡𑀽 (dhaṇū)	—

Derived terms

• *𑀥𑀡𑀼-𑀅 ~ *𑀥𑀡𑀼-𑀕 (*dhaṇu-a ~ *dhaṇu-ga) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-))
  • Konkani: धोणू (dhoṇū)
• 𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (dhaṇukka) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-)) (see there for further descendants)
• 𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀳 (dhaṇuha)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “धणु”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].