शब्दार्थ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शब्दार्थ (śabdārtha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃəb.d̪ɑːɾt̪ʰ/, [ʃɐb.d̪äːɾt̪ʰ]

Noun

शब्दार्थ • (śabdārth) m

1. definition, meaning

   Synonyms: मतलब (matlab), अर्थ (arth)

Declension

Declension of शब्दार्थ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शब्दार्थ śabdārth	शब्दार्थ śabdārth
oblique	शब्दार्थ śabdārth	शब्दार्थों śabdārthõ
vocative	शब्दार्थ śabdārth	शब्दार्थो śabdārtho

Sanskrit

Etymology

शब्द (śabda, “word”) +‎ अर्थ (artha, “meaning; value”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐb.dɑːɾ.tʰɐh/, [ɕɐb̚.dɑːɾ.tʰɐh]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɕɐbˈd̪ɑːɾ.t̪ʰɐh/, [ɕɐb̚ˈd̪ɑːɾ.t̪ʰɐhɐ̆]

Noun

शब्दार्थ • (śabdārtha) stem, m

1. sound (or word) and sense
2. definition, meaning of a word
3. nature or meaning (of sounds, oral traditions)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शब्दार्थ
Nom. sg.	शब्दार्थः (śabdārthaḥ)
Gen. sg.	शब्दार्थस्य (śabdārthasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शब्दार्थः (śabdārthaḥ)	शब्दार्थौ (śabdārthau)	शब्दार्थाः (śabdārthāḥ)
Vocative	शब्दार्थ (śabdārtha)	शब्दार्थौ (śabdārthau)	शब्दार्थाः (śabdārthāḥ)
Accusative	शब्दार्थम् (śabdārtham)	शब्दार्थौ (śabdārthau)	शब्दार्थान् (śabdārthān)
Instrumental	शब्दार्थेन (śabdārthena)	शब्दार्थाभ्याम् (śabdārthābhyām)	शब्दार्थैः (śabdārthaiḥ)
Dative	शब्दार्थाय (śabdārthāya)	शब्दार्थाभ्याम् (śabdārthābhyām)	शब्दार्थेभ्यः (śabdārthebhyaḥ)
Ablative	शब्दार्थात् (śabdārthāt)	शब्दार्थाभ्याम् (śabdārthābhyām)	शब्दार्थेभ्यः (śabdārthebhyaḥ)
Genitive	शब्दार्थस्य (śabdārthasya)	शब्दार्थयोः (śabdārthayoḥ)	शब्दार्थानाम् (śabdārthānām)
Locative	शब्दार्थे (śabdārthe)	शब्दार्थयोः (śabdārthayoḥ)	शब्दार्थेषु (śabdārtheṣu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शब्दार्थ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1053.