नारि
Sanskrit
editEtymology
editA rare, dialectal alternative form of नारी (nā́rī), attested in the Middle Vedic period. Similar alteration in vowel length is also observed in नप्ती (naptī́) ~ नप्ति (naptí) and रात्रि (rā́tri) ~ रात्री (rā́trī). The presence of such alteration in other languages (see नप्ति (napti)) suggests that this vowel shortening was not innovated by Sanskrit but rather inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian and Proto-Indo-Europenan. This term goes back to Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́riš, which was a dialectal variant of the more widely used *Hnā́riH. See नारी (nā́rī) for cognates.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editनारि • (nā́ri) stem, f
- (Vedic) Alternative form of नारी (nārī); a woman
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.86.11:
- इन्द्राणीमासु नारिषु सुभगामहमश्रवम् ।
नह्यस्या अपरं चन जरसा मरते पतिर्विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः ॥- indrāṇīmāsu nāriṣu subhagāmahamaśravam.
nahyasyā aparaṃ cana jarasā marate patirviśvasmādindra uttaraḥ. - So I have heard Indrāṇī being called most fortunate among these women,
For never shall her Consort die in future time through length of days. Supreme is Indra overall.
- indrāṇīmāsu nāriṣu subhagāmahamaśravam.
- इन्द्राणीमासु नारिषु सुभगामहमश्रवम् ।
Declension
editFeminine i-stem declension of नारि (nā́ri) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | नारिः nā́riḥ |
नारी nā́rī |
नारयः nā́rayaḥ |
Vocative | नारे nā́re |
नारी nā́rī |
नारयः nā́rayaḥ |
Accusative | नारिम् nā́rim |
नारी nā́rī |
नारीः nā́rīḥ |
Instrumental | नार्या / नारी¹ nā́ryā / nā́rī¹ |
नारिभ्याम् nā́ribhyām |
नारिभिः nā́ribhiḥ |
Dative | नारये / नार्यै² / नारी¹ nā́raye / nā́ryai² / nā́rī¹ |
नारिभ्याम् nā́ribhyām |
नारिभ्यः nā́ribhyaḥ |
Ablative | नारेः / नार्याः² / नार्यै³ nā́reḥ / nā́ryāḥ² / nā́ryai³ |
नारिभ्याम् nā́ribhyām |
नारिभ्यः nā́ribhyaḥ |
Genitive | नारेः / नार्याः² / नार्यै³ nā́reḥ / nā́ryāḥ² / nā́ryai³ |
नार्योः nā́ryoḥ |
नारीणाम् nā́rīṇām |
Locative | नारौ / नार्याम्² / नारा¹ nā́rau / nā́ryām² / nā́rā¹ |
नार्योः nā́ryoḥ |
नारिषु nā́riṣu |
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