दहन

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ɦən/, [d̪ɛ.ɦɛ̃n]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit दहन (dahana).

Proper noun

दहन • (dahan) m (Urdu spelling دَہَن)

1. (Hinduism) a name of Agni

Noun

दहन • (dahan) m (Urdu spelling دَہَن)

1. burning

   Synonym: जलन (jalan)

2. (rare, formal) a pigeon

   Synonyms: कबूतर (kabūtar), कपोत (kapot)

Declension

Declension of दहन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दहन dahan	दहन dahan
oblique	दहन dahan	दहनों dahanõ
vocative	दहन dahan	दहनो dahano

Adjective

दहन • (dahan) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دَہَن)

1. burning, consuming by fire, scorching, destroying

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian دهن (dahan).

Noun

दहन • (dahan) m (Urdu spelling دَہَن)

1. (anatomy) face

   Synonyms: मुँह (mũh), मुख (mukh), चेहरा (cehrā)

Declension

Declension of दहन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दहन dahan	दहन dahan
oblique	दहन dahan	दहनों dahanõ
vocative	दहन dahan	दहनो dahano

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दहन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दहन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “दहन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “दहन”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দহন (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬳᬦ (Balinese script)
• দহন (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰮𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀳𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဒဟန (Burmese script)
• દહન (Gujarati script)
• ਦਹਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑌹𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦲꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂯𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ದಹನ (Kannada script)
• ទហន (Khmer script)
• ທຫນ (Lao script)
• ദഹന (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᠠᡥᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘮𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠠᠾᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧎𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐴𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଦହନ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢲꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆲𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖮𑖡 (Siddham script)
• දහන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑪂𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚩𑚝 (Takri script)
• த³ஹந (Tamil script)
• దహన (Telugu script)
• ทหน (Thai script)
• ད་ཧ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒯𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨱𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From दह् (dah, “to burn”, root) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ.ɦɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɐ.ɦɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

दहन • (dahana) stem, n

1. the act of burning

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दहन (dahana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दहनम् dahanam	दहने dahane	दहनानि / दहना¹ dahanāni / dahanā¹
Vocative	दहन dahana	दहने dahane	दहनानि / दहना¹ dahanāni / dahanā¹
Accusative	दहनम् dahanam	दहने dahane	दहनानि / दहना¹ dahanāni / dahanā¹
Instrumental	दहनेन dahanena	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनैः / दहनेभिः¹ dahanaiḥ / dahanebhiḥ¹
Dative	दहनाय dahanāya	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Ablative	दहनात् dahanāt	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Genitive	दहनस्य dahanasya	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनानाम् dahanānām
Locative	दहने dahane	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनेषु dahaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

दहन • (dahana) stem, m

1. the numeral three
2. fire
3. a pigeon

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:कपोत

4. one of the 5 forms of fire in the Svāhākāra
5. Plumbago zeylanica
6. Anacardium officinarum

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दहन (dahana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दहनः dahanaḥ	दहनौ / दहना¹ dahanau / dahanā¹	दहनाः / दहनासः¹ dahanāḥ / dahanāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दहन dahana	दहनौ / दहना¹ dahanau / dahanā¹	दहनाः / दहनासः¹ dahanāḥ / dahanāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दहनम् dahanam	दहनौ / दहना¹ dahanau / dahanā¹	दहनान् dahanān
Instrumental	दहनेन dahanena	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनैः / दहनेभिः¹ dahanaiḥ / dahanebhiḥ¹
Dative	दहनाय dahanāya	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Ablative	दहनात् dahanāt	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Genitive	दहनस्य dahanasya	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनानाम् dahanānām
Locative	दहने dahane	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनेषु dahaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

दहन • (dahana) stem, m (Hinduism)

1. name of an attendant of Skanda
2. name of a Rudra
3. name of Agni

Adjective

दहन • (dahana) stem

1. burning, consuming by fire, scorching, destroying

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दहन (dahana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दहनः dahanaḥ	दहनौ / दहना¹ dahanau / dahanā¹	दहनाः / दहनासः¹ dahanāḥ / dahanāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दहन dahana	दहनौ / दहना¹ dahanau / dahanā¹	दहनाः / दहनासः¹ dahanāḥ / dahanāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दहनम् dahanam	दहनौ / दहना¹ dahanau / dahanā¹	दहनान् dahanān
Instrumental	दहनेन dahanena	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनैः / दहनेभिः¹ dahanaiḥ / dahanebhiḥ¹
Dative	दहनाय dahanāya	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Ablative	दहनात् dahanāt	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Genitive	दहनस्य dahanasya	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनानाम् dahanānām
Locative	दहने dahane	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनेषु dahaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of दहनी (dahanī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दहनी dahanī	दहन्यौ / दहनी¹ dahanyau / dahanī¹	दहन्यः / दहनीः¹ dahanyaḥ / dahanīḥ¹
Vocative	दहनि dahani	दहन्यौ / दहनी¹ dahanyau / dahanī¹	दहन्यः / दहनीः¹ dahanyaḥ / dahanīḥ¹
Accusative	दहनीम् dahanīm	दहन्यौ / दहनी¹ dahanyau / dahanī¹	दहनीः dahanīḥ
Instrumental	दहन्या dahanyā	दहनीभ्याम् dahanībhyām	दहनीभिः dahanībhiḥ
Dative	दहन्यै dahanyai	दहनीभ्याम् dahanībhyām	दहनीभ्यः dahanībhyaḥ
Ablative	दहन्याः / दहन्यै² dahanyāḥ / dahanyai²	दहनीभ्याम् dahanībhyām	दहनीभ्यः dahanībhyaḥ
Genitive	दहन्याः / दहन्यै² dahanyāḥ / dahanyai²	दहन्योः dahanyoḥ	दहनीनाम् dahanīnām
Locative	दहन्याम् dahanyām	दहन्योः dahanyoḥ	दहनीषु dahanīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of दहन (dahana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दहनम् dahanam	दहने dahane	दहनानि / दहना¹ dahanāni / dahanā¹
Vocative	दहन dahana	दहने dahane	दहनानि / दहना¹ dahanāni / dahanā¹
Accusative	दहनम् dahanam	दहने dahane	दहनानि / दहना¹ dahanāni / dahanā¹
Instrumental	दहनेन dahanena	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनैः / दहनेभिः¹ dahanaiḥ / dahanebhiḥ¹
Dative	दहनाय dahanāya	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Ablative	दहनात् dahanāt	दहनाभ्याम् dahanābhyām	दहनेभ्यः dahanebhyaḥ
Genitive	दहनस्य dahanasya	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनानाम् dahanānām
Locative	दहने dahane	दहनयोः dahanayoḥ	दहनेषु dahaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “दहन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 473, column 2.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dahana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press