तनोति

See also: तन्तु

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

তনোতি (Assamese script)
ᬢᬦᭀᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
তনোতি (Bengali script)
𑰝𑰡𑰺𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀢𑀦𑁄𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
တနောတိ (Burmese script)
તનોતિ (Gujarati script)
ਤਨੋਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌤𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
ꦠꦤꦺꦴꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
𑂞𑂢𑂷𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
ತನೋತಿ (Kannada script)
តនោតិ (Khmer script)
ຕໂນຕິ (Lao script)
തനോതി (Malayalam script)
ᢠᠠᠨᠣᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘝𑘡𑘻𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
ᢐᠠᠨᠣᠸᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑦽𑧁𑧜𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐟𑐣𑑀𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
ତନୋତି (Odia script)
ꢡꢥꣂꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆠𑆤𑆾𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖝𑖡𑖺𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
තනොති (Sinhalese script)
𑩫𑩯𑩕𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
𑚙𑚝𑚴𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
தநோதி (Tamil script)
తనోతి (Telugu script)
ตโนติ (Thai script)
ཏ་ནོ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
𑒞𑒢𑒼𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
𑨙𑨝𑨆𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *tanáwti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tanáwti, from Proto-Indo-European *tn̥néwti, from *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō), Latin tendō, Old English þennan.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɐ.nɐ́w.ti/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪ɐ.n̪oː.t̪i/

Verb

त॒नोति॑ • (tanóti) third-singular indicative (class 8, type P, root तन्)

to extend, spread, be diffused (as light) over, shine, extend towards, reach to
to be protracted, continue, endure
to stretch (a cord), extend or bend (a bow), spread, spin out, weave
to emboss
to prepare (a way for)
to direct (one's way) towards
to propagate (oneself or one's family)
to (spread i.e. to) speak (words)
to protract
to put forth, show, manifest, display, augment
(mediopassive voice) to be put forth or extended, increase
to accomplish, perform (a ceremony)
to sacrifice
to compose (a literary work)
to render (any one thirsty, double accusative)

Conjugation

Present: त॒नोति॑ (tanóti), त॒नु॒ते (tanuté)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	त॒नोति॑ tanóti	त॒नु॒तः tanutáḥ	त॒न्वन्ति॑ tanvánti	त॒नु॒ते tanuté	त॒न्वाते॑ tanvā́te	त॒न्वते॑ / त॒न्व॒ते² tanváte / tanvaté²
Second	त॒नोषि॑ tanóṣi	त॒नु॒थः tanutháḥ	त॒नु॒थ tanuthá	त॒नु॒षे tanuṣé	त॒न्वाथे॑ tanvā́the	त॒नु॒ध्वे tanudhvé
First	त॒नोमि॑ tanómi	त॒न्वः / त॒नु॒वः tanváḥ / tanuváḥ	त॒न्मः / त॒न्मसि॑¹ / त॒नु॒मः / त॒नु॒मसि॑¹ tanmáḥ / tanmási¹ / tanumáḥ / tanumási¹	त॒न्वे tanvé	त॒न्वहे॑ / त॒नु॒वहे॑ tanváhe / tanuváhe	त॒न्महे॑ / त॒नु॒महे॑ tanmáhe / tanumáhe
Imperative
Third	त॒नोतु॑ tanótu	त॒नु॒ताम् tanutā́m	त॒न्वन्तु॑ tanvántu	त॒नु॒ताम् tanutā́m	त॒न्वाता॑म् tanvā́tām	त॒न्वता॑म् tanvátām
Second	त॒नु / त॒नु॒हि¹ tanú / tanuhí¹	त॒नु॒तम् tanutám	त॒नु॒त tanutá	त॒नु॒ष्व tanuṣvá	त॒न्वाथा॑म् tanvā́thām	त॒नु॒ध्वम् tanudhvám
First	त॒नवा॑नि tanávāni	त॒नवा॑व tanávāva	त॒नवा॑म tanávāma	त॒नवै॑ tanávai	त॒नवा॑वहै tanávāvahai	त॒नवा॑महै tanávāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	त॒नु॒यात् tanuyā́t	त॒नु॒याता॑म् tanuyā́tām	त॒नु॒युः tanuyúḥ	त॒न्वी॒त tanvītá	त॒न्वी॒याता॑म् tanvīyā́tām	त॒न्वी॒रन् tanvīrán
Second	त॒नु॒याः tanuyā́ḥ	त॒नु॒यात॑म् tanuyā́tam	त॒नु॒यात॑ tanuyā́ta	त॒न्वी॒थाः tanvīthā́ḥ	त॒न्वी॒याथा॑म् tanvīyā́thām	त॒न्वी॒ध्वम् tanvīdhvám
First	त॒नु॒याम् tanuyā́m	त॒नु॒याव॑ tanuyā́va	त॒नु॒याम॑ tanuyā́ma	त॒न्वी॒य tanvīyá	त॒न्वी॒वहि॑ tanvīváhi	त॒न्वी॒महि॑ tanvīmáhi
Subjunctive
Third	त॒नव॑त् / त॒नव॑ति tanávat / tanávati	त॒नव॑तः tanávataḥ	त॒नव॑न् tanávan	त॒नव॑ते / त॒नवा॑तै tanávate / tanávātai	त॒नवै॑ते tanávaite	त॒नव॑न्त / त॒नवा॑न्तै tanávanta / tanávāntai
Second	त॒नवः॑ / त॒नव॑सि tanávaḥ / tanávasi	त॒नव॑थः tanávathaḥ	त॒नव॑थ tanávatha	त॒नव॑से / त॒नवा॑सै tanávase / tanávāsai	त॒नवै॑थे tanávaithe	त॒नव॑ध्वे / त॒नवा॑ध्वै tanávadhve / tanávādhvai
First	त॒नवा॑नि / त॒नवा॑ tanávāni / tanávā	त॒नवा॑व tanávāva	त॒नवा॑म tanávāma	त॒नवै॑ tanávai	त॒नवा॑वहै tanávāvahai	त॒नवा॑महै tanávāmahai
Participles
	त॒न्वत् tanvát			त॒न्वा॒न tanvāná
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic ²Rigvedic

Imperfect: अत॑नोत् (átanot), अत॑नुत (átanuta)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अत॑नोत् átanot	अत॑नुताम् átanutām	अत॑न्वन् átanvan	अत॑नुत átanuta	अत॑न्वाताम् átanvātām	अत॑न्वत átanvata
Second	अत॑नोः átanoḥ	अत॑नुतम् átanutam	अत॑नुत átanuta	अत॑नुथाः átanuthāḥ	अत॑न्वाथाम् átanvāthām	अत॑नुध्वम् átanudhvam
First	अत॑नवम् átanavam	अत॑न्व / अत॑नुव átanva / átanuva	अत॑न्म / अत॑नुम átanma / átanuma	अत॑न्वि átanvi	अत॑न्वहि / अत॑नुवहि átanvahi / átanuvahi	अत॑न्महि / अत॑नुमहि átanmahi / átanumahi

Descendants

Pali: tanoti
Prakrit: 𑀢𑀡𑀇 (taṇaï, “spreads out, makes”)
- Bengali: টানা (ṭana)
- Punjabi: ਤਣਨਾ (taṇnā)
- Gujarati: તણાવું (taṇāvũ)
- Marathi: तणणें (taṇṇẽ)
- Nepali: तन्किनु (tankinu), तन्काउनु (tankāunu)

References

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