आनंद

Hindi

Alternative forms

• आनन्द (ānand)

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.nənd̪/, [äː.nɐ̃n̪d̪]

Noun

आनंद • (ānand) m (Urdu spelling آنند)

1. bliss
2. pleasure
3. happiness
4. joy
5. enjoyment
6. fun

Declension

Declension of आनंद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आनंद ānand	आनंद ānand
oblique	आनंद ānand	आनंदों ānandõ
vocative	आनंद ānand	आनंदो ānando

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘁𑘡𑘽𑘟 (ānaṃda), 𑘁𑘡𑘡𑘿𑘟 (ānanda), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀆𑀡𑀁𑀤 (āṇaṃda), from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.nən.d̪ə/

Noun

आनंद • (ānanda) m

1. happiness

   Synonyms: सुख (sukh), खुशी (khuśī), हर्ष (harṣa)

   Antonym: दुःख (duḥkha)

Declension

Declension of आनंद (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	आनंद ānanda
direct plural	आनंद ānanda
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	आनंद ānanda		आनंद ānanda
oblique सामान्यरूप	आनंदा ānandā		आनंदां- ānandān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	आनंदाला ānandālā		आनंदांना ānandānnā
ergative	आनंदाने, आनंदानं ānandāne, ānandāna		आनंदांनी ānandānnī
instrumental	आनंदाशी ānandāśī		आनंदांशी ānandānśī
locative सप्तमी	आनंदात ānandāt		आनंदांत ānandāt
vocative संबोधन	आनंदा ānandā		आनंदांनो ānandānno
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 आनंद (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	आनंदाचा ānandāċā	आनंदाचे ānandāċe	आनंदाची ānandācī	आनंदाच्या ānandācā	आनंदाचे, आनंदाचं ānandāċe, ānandāċa	आनंदाची ānandācī	आनंदाच्या ānandācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	आनंदांचा ānandānċā	आनंदांचे ānandānċe	आनंदांची ānandāñcī	आनंदांच्या ānandāncā	आनंदांचे, आनंदांचं ānandānċe, ānandānċa	आनंदांची ānandāñcī	आनंदांच्या ānandāñcā
* 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

आनंद • (ānanda) m

1. a male given name, Anand, from Sanskrit

Derived terms

• आनंदणे (ānandṇe, “to be happy”)
• आनंददायी (ānanddāyī, “pleasurable”)
• आनंदी (ānandī, “happy”)

References

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