नवन्

Sanskrit

Sanskrit numbers (edit)
90
[a], [b]   8
9
10   
    Cardinal: नवन् (navan)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Cognates include Hindi नौ (nau), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (nauua), Persian نه (noh), Pashto نه (), Kurdish neh, Latin novem, Ancient Greek ἐννέα (ennéa) and Old English niġon (English nine).

Pronunciation

Numeral

नवन् (návan)

  1. nine

Usage notes

Forms with alternative accentuation occur only in the Classical period.

Declension

Declension of नवन्
Nom. sg.
Gen. sg.
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नव (nava)
Vocative
Accusative नव (nava)
Instrumental नवभि: (navabhi:)
Dative नवभ्यः (navabhyaḥ)
Ablative नवभ्यः (navabhyaḥ)
Genitive नवानाम् (navānām)
Locative नवसु (navasu)

Descendants

  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀦𑀯 (nava), 𑀦𑀅 (naä) (Magadhi)?
    • Assamese: (no)
    • Bengali: নয (nay), নএ (noe)
  • Dhivehi: ނުވަ (nuva)
  • Elu Prakrit:
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀦𑀯 (nava), 𑀡𑀯 (ṇava)?
  • Pali: nava
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀦𑀯 (nava)
  • Malay: nawa / nawă / ناوا

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 0531
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