अभिषेक

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeká).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.bʱɪ.ʂeːk/, [ɐ.bʱɪ.ʃeːk]

Noun

अभिषेक • (abhiṣek) m (Urdu spelling اَبِھشیک)

1. sprinkling, anointing (especially with sacred water)
2. inauguration, consecration, investiture

   Synonym: उद्घाटन (udghāṭan)

3. (Hinduism) the ceremonial bathing of an idol; offering made in connection with bathing an idol

Declension

Declension of अभिषेक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अभिषेक abhiṣek	अभिषेक abhiṣek
oblique	अभिषेक abhiṣek	अभिषेकों abhiṣekõ
vocative	अभिषेक abhiṣek	अभिषेको abhiṣeko

Proper noun

अभिषेक • (abhiṣek) m

1. a male given name, Abhishek, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of अभिषेक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अभिषेक abhiṣek	अभिषेक abhiṣek
oblique	अभिषेक abhiṣek	अभिषेकों abhiṣekõ
vocative	अभिषेक abhiṣek	अभिषेको abhiṣeko

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अभिषेक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “अभिषेक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अभिषेक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘥𑘲𑘬𑘹𑘎 (abhīṣeka), from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeká).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.bʱi.ʂek/

Noun

अभिषेक • (abhiṣek) m

1. sprinkling, anointing (especially with sacred water)
2. inauguration, consecration, investiture

   Synonyms: उद्घाटन (udghāṭan), प्रतिष्ठापना (pratiṣṭhāpnā)

3. (Hinduism) the ceremonial bathing of an idol; offering made in connection with bathing an idol

Declension

Declension of अभिषेक (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	अभिषेक abhiṣek
direct plural	अभिषेक abhiṣek
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अभिषेक abhiṣek		अभिषेक abhiṣek
oblique सामान्यरूप	अभिषेका abhiṣekā		अभिषेकां- abhiṣekān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अभिषेकाला abhiṣekālā		अभिषेकांना abhiṣekānnā
ergative	अभिषेकाने, अभिषेकानं abhiṣekāne, abhiṣekāna		अभिषेकांनी abhiṣekānnī
instrumental	अभिषेकाशी abhiṣekāśī		अभिषेकांशी abhiṣekānśī
locative सप्तमी	अभिषेकात abhiṣekāt		अभिषेकांत abhiṣekāt
vocative संबोधन	अभिषेका abhiṣekā		अभिषेकांनो abhiṣekānno
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 अभिषेक (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
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	अभिषेकाचा abhiṣekāċā	अभिषेकाचे abhiṣekāċe	अभिषेकाची abhiṣekācī	अभिषेकाच्या abhiṣekācā	अभिषेकाचे, अभिषेकाचं abhiṣekāċe, abhiṣekāċa	अभिषेकाची abhiṣekācī	अभिषेकाच्या abhiṣekācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अभिषेकांचा abhiṣekānċā	अभिषेकांचे abhiṣekānċe	अभिषेकांची abhiṣekāñcī	अभिषेकांच्या abhiṣekāncā	अभिषेकांचे, अभिषेकांचं abhiṣekānċe, abhiṣekānċa	अभिषेकांची abhiṣekāñcī	अभिषेकांच्या abhiṣekāñcā
* 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.

Proper noun

अभिषेक • (abhiṣek) m

1. a male given name, Abhishek, from Sanskrit

Further reading

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अभिषेक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अभिषेक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “अभिषेक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “अभिषेक”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌbisek]
• Phonetic Devanagari: अबिसेक्

Noun

अभिषेक • (abhiṣek)

1. Alternative spelling of अभिषेक् (abhiṣek)

Proper noun

अभिषेक • (abhiṣek) m

1. Alternative spelling of अभिषेक् (abhiṣek)

Further reading

• “अभिषेक”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অভিষেক (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬪᬶᬱᬾᬓ (Balinese script)
• অভিষেক (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰥𑰰𑰬𑰸𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀪𑀺𑀱𑁂𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• အဘိၑေက (Burmese script)
• અભિષેક (Gujarati script)
• ਅਭਿਸ਼ੇਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌷𑍇𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦨꦶꦰꦺꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂦𑂱𑂭𑂵𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಭಿಷೇಕ (Kannada script)
• អភិឞេក (Khmer script)
• ອຠິເຩກ (Lao script)
• അഭിഷേക (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᢨᡳᢢᡝᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘥𑘱𑘬𑘹𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠪᠾᠢᢔᠧᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧅𑧒𑧌𑧚𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐨𑐶𑐲𑐾𑐎 (Newa script)
• ଅଭିଷେକ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢩꢶꢰꢾꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆨𑆴𑆰𑆼𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖥𑖰𑖬𑖸𑖎 (Siddham script)
• අභිෂෙක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩳𑩑𑪀𑩔𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚡𑚮𑚲𑚊 (Takri script)
• அபி⁴ஷேக (Tamil script)
• అభిషేక (Telugu script)
• อภิเษก (Thai script)
• ཨ་བྷི་ཥེ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒦𑒱𑒭𑒹𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨡𑨁𑨯𑨄𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From अभि- (abhi-) +‎ सेक (séka).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bʱi.ʂɐj.kɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bʱi.ʂeː.kɐ/

Noun

अभिषेक • (abhiṣeká) stem, m

1. anointing, inaugurating or consecrating (by sprinkling water); inauguration of a king, royal unction
2. the water or liquid used at an inauguration
3. (Hinduism) abhisheka (the ceremonial bathing of an idol)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अभिषेक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अभिषेकः (abhiṣekáḥ)	अभिषेकौ (abhiṣekaú) अभिषेका¹ (abhiṣekā́¹)	अभिषेकाः (abhiṣekā́ḥ) अभिषेकासः¹ (abhiṣekā́saḥ¹)
accusative	अभिषेकम् (abhiṣekám)	अभिषेकौ (abhiṣekaú) अभिषेका¹ (abhiṣekā́¹)	अभिषेकान् (abhiṣekā́n)
instrumental	अभिषेकेण (abhiṣekéṇa)	अभिषेकाभ्याम् (abhiṣekā́bhyām)	अभिषेकैः (abhiṣekaíḥ) अभिषेकेभिः¹ (abhiṣekébhiḥ¹)
dative	अभिषेकाय (abhiṣekā́ya)	अभिषेकाभ्याम् (abhiṣekā́bhyām)	अभिषेकेभ्यः (abhiṣekébhyaḥ)
ablative	अभिषेकात् (abhiṣekā́t)	अभिषेकाभ्याम् (abhiṣekā́bhyām)	अभिषेकेभ्यः (abhiṣekébhyaḥ)
genitive	अभिषेकस्य (abhiṣekásya)	अभिषेकयोः (abhiṣekáyoḥ)	अभिषेकाणाम् (abhiṣekā́ṇām)
locative	अभिषेके (abhiṣeké)	अभिषेकयोः (abhiṣekáyoḥ)	अभिषेकेषु (abhiṣekéṣu)
vocative	अभिषेक (ábhiṣeka)	अभिषेकौ (ábhiṣekau) अभिषेका¹ (ábhiṣekā¹)	अभिषेकाः (ábhiṣekāḥ) अभिषेकासः¹ (ábhiṣekāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: abhiseka
  • → Burmese: ဘိသိက် (bhi.sik) (learned)
  • → Khmer: អភិសេក (ʼaʼphisaek)
• Prakrit: 𑀅𑀪𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀅 (abhisea)

Borrowed terms

• Bengali: অভিষেক (obhiśek)
• English: abhisheka
• Hindustani: abhiṣek

  Hindi: अभिषेक

  Urdu: اَبِھشیک (abhiśek)

• Kannada: ಅಭಿಷೇಕ (abhiṣēka)
• Nepali: अभिषेक् (abhiṣek)
• Old Javanese: abhiṣeka
• Old Khmer: ʼabhiṣeka, ʼabbhiseka
  • → Thai: อภิเษก (à-pí-sèek)
• Old Marathi: 𑘀𑘥𑘲𑘬𑘹𑘎 (abhīṣeka)
  • Marathi: अभिषेक (abhiṣek)
• Tamil: அபிஷேகம் (apiṣēkam)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “Abhi-sheká”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 71, column 1.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “अभिषेक”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “abhiṣēká”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press