द्वंद्व

Hindi

Examples
बाल-बच्चे ― bāl-bacce ― family (literally, “children and children”)


दाल-रोटी ― dāl-roṭī ― food, basic necessities (literally, “daal and roti”)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वंद्व (dvaṃdva, “pair”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪ʋənd̪ʋ/

Noun

द्वंद्व • (dvandva) m

  1. (grammar) a kind of compound between two nouns of the same case, equivalent to "... and ..."

Declension

Declension of द्वंद्व
Singular Plural
Direct द्वंद्व (dvandva) द्वंद्व (dvandva)
Oblique द्वंद्व (dvandva) द्वंद्वों (dvandvõ)
Vocative द्वंद्व (dvandva) द्वंद्वो (dvandvo)

Sanskrit

Etymology

A reduplication of the nominative द्व (dva, “two”).

Noun

द्वंद्व • (dvaṃdvá) n, m

; (neuter)
  1. pair, couple
    1. male and female
    2. a pair of opposites (e.g. heat and cold, joy and sorrow, etc.)
  2. strife, quarrel, contest, fight (esp. between two persons, a duel)
  3. stronghold, fortress
; (masculine)
  1. (grammar, lexicography, rarely neuter) dvandva (type of compound word)
  2. (astrology) Gemini (the sign of the zodiac)
  3. (music) a kind of measure
  4. (medicine) a species of disease, a complication of two disorders, a compound affection of two humors

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of द्वंद्व
Nom. sg. द्वंद्वम् (dvaṃdvam)
Gen. sg. द्वंद्वस्य (dvaṃdvasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative द्वंद्वम् (dvaṃdvam) द्वंद्वे (dvaṃdve) द्वंद्वानि (dvaṃdvāni)
Vocative द्वंद्व (dvaṃdva) द्वंद्वे (dvaṃdve) द्वंद्वानि (dvaṃdvāni)
Accusative द्वंद्वम् (dvaṃdvam) द्वंद्वे (dvaṃdve) द्वंद्वानि (dvaṃdvāni)
Instrumental द्वंद्वेन (dvaṃdvena) द्वंद्वाभ्याम् (dvaṃdvābhyām) द्वंद्वैः (dvaṃdvaiḥ)
Dative द्वंद्वाय (dvaṃdvāya) द्वंद्वाभ्याम् (dvaṃdvābhyām) द्वंद्वेभ्यः (dvaṃdvebhyaḥ)
Ablative द्वंद्वात् (dvaṃdvāt) द्वंद्वाभ्याम् (dvaṃdvābhyām) द्वंद्वेभ्यः (dvaṃdvebhyaḥ)
Genitive द्वंद्वस्य (dvaṃdvasya) द्वंद्वयोः (dvaṃdvayoḥ) द्वंद्वानाम् (dvaṃdvānām)
Locative द्वंद्वे (dvaṃdve) द्वंद्वयोः (dvaṃdvayoḥ) द्वंद्वेषु (dvaṃdveṣu)
Masculine a-stem declension of द्वंद्व
Nom. sg. द्वंद्वः (dvaṃdvaḥ)
Gen. sg. द्वंद्वस्य (dvaṃdvasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative द्वंद्वः (dvaṃdvaḥ) द्वंद्वौ (dvaṃdvau) द्वंद्वाः (dvaṃdvāḥ)
Vocative द्वंद्व (dvaṃdva) द्वंद्वौ (dvaṃdvau) द्वंद्वाः (dvaṃdvāḥ)
Accusative द्वंद्वम् (dvaṃdvam) द्वंद्वौ (dvaṃdvau) द्वंद्वान् (dvaṃdvān)
Instrumental द्वंद्वेन (dvaṃdvena) द्वंद्वाभ्याम् (dvaṃdvābhyām) द्वंद्वैः (dvaṃdvaiḥ)
Dative द्वंद्वाय (dvaṃdvāya) द्वंद्वाभ्याम् (dvaṃdvābhyām) द्वंद्वेभ्यः (dvaṃdvebhyaḥ)
Ablative द्वंद्वात् (dvaṃdvāt) द्वंद्वाभ्याम् (dvaṃdvābhyām) द्वंद्वेभ्यः (dvaṃdvebhyaḥ)
Genitive द्वंद्वस्य (dvaṃdvasya) द्वंद्वयोः (dvaṃdvayoḥ) द्वंद्वानाम् (dvaṃdvānām)
Locative द्वंद्वे (dvaṃdve) द्वंद्वयोः (dvaṃdvayoḥ) द्वंद्वेषु (dvaṃdveṣu)

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 503
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