हनुमान

Hindi

Alternative forms

हनूमान (hanūmān), हनोमान (hanomān)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हनुमान् (hanumān).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.nʊ.mɑːn/, [ɦɐ.nʊ.mä̃ːn]

Proper noun

हनुमान • (hanumān) m (Urdu spelling ہنومان)

(Hinduism) Hanuman, a Hindu demi-god who was a devotee of Lord Rama.
Synonyms: महावीर (mahāvīr), बजरंगबली (bajraṅgablī), बजरंग (bajraṅg), बजरंगी (bajraṅgī), पवनपुत्र (pavanputra), आंजनेय (āñjney)

Declension

Declension of *हनुमान* (sg-only masc cons-stem)
	singular
direct	हनुमान hanumān
oblique	हनुमान hanumān
vocative	हनुमान hanumān

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “हनुमान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5442
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “हनुमान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1058

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हनुमान् (hanumān). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘮𑘜𑘪𑘽𑘝 (haṇavaṃta).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦə.nu.man/
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Hyphenation: ह‧नु‧मान
Rhymes: -an

Proper noun

हनुमान • (hanumān) m

(Hinduism) Hanuman, a demi-god, revered as a divine vānara, and a devoted companion of Lord Rama
Synonyms: हनुमंत (hanumanta), मारुती (mārutī), बजरंगबली (bajraṅgablī), महावीर (mahāvīr), पवनपुत्र (pavanputra), आंजनेय (āñjney)
a male given name from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of हनुमान (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	हनुमान hanumān
direct plural	हनुमान hanumān
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	हनुमान hanumān	हनुमान hanumān
oblique सामान्यरूप	हनुमाना hanumānā	हनुमानां- hanumānān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	हनुमानाला hanumānālā	हनुमानांना hanumānānnā
ergative	हनुमानाने, हनुमानानं hanumānāne, hanumānāna	हनुमानांनी hanumānānnī
instrumental	हनुमानाशी hanumānāśī	हनुमानांशी hanumānānśī
locative सप्तमी	हनुमानात hanumānāt	हनुमानांत hanumānāt
vocative संबोधन	हनुमाना hanumānā	हनुमानांनो hanumānānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of हनुमान (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	हनुमानाचा hanumānāċā	हनुमानाचे hanumānāċe	हनुमानाची hanumānācī	हनुमानाच्या hanumānācā	हनुमानाचे, हनुमानाचं hanumānāċe, hanumānāċa	हनुमानाची hanumānācī	हनुमानाच्या hanumānācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	हनुमानांचा hanumānānċā	हनुमानांचे hanumānānċe	हनुमानांची hanumānāñcī	हनुमानांच्या hanumānāncā	हनुमानांचे, हनुमानांचं hanumānānċe, hanumānānċa	हनुमानांची hanumānāñcī	हनुमानांच्या hanumānāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “हनुमान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies