मूर्छन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मूर्छन (mūrchana).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /muːɾ.t͡ʃʰən/, [muːɾ.t͡ʃʰɐ̃n]

Adjective

मूर्छन • (mūrchan) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مورچهن)

causing to faint, stupefying

Noun

मूर्छन • (mūrchan) m (Urdu spelling مورچهن)

fainting, swooning, syncope
a spell
swelling, or rising, of sounds, an intonation
(music) a note, a tone or semitone (in the musical scale), modulation, melody

Declension

Declension of मूर्छन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मूर्छन mūrchan	मूर्छन mūrchan
oblique	मूर्छन mūrchan	मूर्छनों mūrchanõ
vocative	मूर्छन mūrchan	मूर्छनो mūrchano

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मूर्छन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Platts, John T. (1884) “मूर्छन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

मूर्च्छन (mūrcchana)

Alternative scripts

মূৰ্ছন (Assamese script)
ᬫᬹᬃᬙᬦ (Balinese script)
মূর্ছন (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰳𑰨𑰿𑰔𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀽𑀭𑁆𑀙𑀦 (Brahmi script)
မူရ်္ဆန (Burmese script)
મૂર્છન (Gujarati script)
ਮੂਰ੍ਛਨ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌛𑌨 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦹꦂꦖꦤ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂴𑂩𑂹𑂓𑂢 (Kaithi script)
ಮೂರ್ಛನ (Kannada script)
មូឆ៌ន (Khmer script)
ມູຣ຺ຉນ (Lao script)
മൂര്ഛന (Malayalam script)
ᠮᡠᡠᡵᡮᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘴𑘨𑘿𑘔𑘡 (Modi script)
ᠮᠤᠤᠷᠼᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧕𑧈𑧠𑦴𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐹𑐬𑑂𑐕𑐣 (Newa script)
ମୂର୍ଛନ (Odia script)
ꢪꢹꢬ꣄ꢘꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆷𑆫𑇀𑆗𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖳𑖨𑖿𑖔𑖡 (Siddham script)
මූර්‍ඡන (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩒𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩢𑩯 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚱𑚤𑚶𑚐𑚝 (Takri script)
மூர்ச²ந (Tamil script)
మూర్ఛన (Telugu script)
มูรฺฉน (Thai script)
མཱུ་རྪ་ན (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒴𑒩𑓂𑒕𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨃𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨤𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root मूर्छ् (mūrch) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /muːɾ.t͡ɕʰɐ.nɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmuːɾ.t͡ɕʰɐ.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

मूर्छन • (mūrchana) stem

stupefying, causing insensibility (applied to one of the 5 arrows of kāmadeva)
strengthening, augmenting, confirming

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मूर्छन (mūrchana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मूर्छनः mūrchanaḥ	मूर्छनौ / मूर्छना¹ mūrchanau / mūrchanā¹	मूर्छनाः / मूर्छनासः¹ mūrchanāḥ / mūrchanāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मूर्छन mūrchana	मूर्छनौ / मूर्छना¹ mūrchanau / mūrchanā¹	मूर्छनाः / मूर्छनासः¹ mūrchanāḥ / mūrchanāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मूर्छनम् mūrchanam	मूर्छनौ / मूर्छना¹ mūrchanau / mūrchanā¹	मूर्छनान् mūrchanān
Instrumental	मूर्छनेन mūrchanena	मूर्छनाभ्याम् mūrchanābhyām	मूर्छनैः / मूर्छनेभिः¹ mūrchanaiḥ / mūrchanebhiḥ¹
Dative	मूर्छनाय mūrchanāya	मूर्छनाभ्याम् mūrchanābhyām	मूर्छनेभ्यः mūrchanebhyaḥ
Ablative	मूर्छनात् mūrchanāt	मूर्छनाभ्याम् mūrchanābhyām	मूर्छनेभ्यः mūrchanebhyaḥ
Genitive	मूर्छनस्य mūrchanasya	मूर्छनयोः mūrchanayoḥ	मूर्छनानाम् mūrchanānām
Locative	मूर्छने mūrchane	मूर्छनयोः mūrchanayoḥ	मूर्छनेषु mūrchaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of मूर्छना (mūrchanā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मूर्छना mūrchanā	मूर्छने mūrchane	मूर्छनाः mūrchanāḥ
Vocative	मूर्छने mūrchane	मूर्छने mūrchane	मूर्छनाः mūrchanāḥ
Accusative	मूर्छनाम् mūrchanām	मूर्छने mūrchane	मूर्छनाः mūrchanāḥ
Instrumental	मूर्छनया / मूर्छना¹ mūrchanayā / mūrchanā¹	मूर्छनाभ्याम् mūrchanābhyām	मूर्छनाभिः mūrchanābhiḥ
Dative	मूर्छनायै mūrchanāyai	मूर्छनाभ्याम् mūrchanābhyām	मूर्छनाभ्यः mūrchanābhyaḥ
Ablative	मूर्छनायाः / मूर्छनायै² mūrchanāyāḥ / mūrchanāyai²	मूर्छनाभ्याम् mūrchanābhyām	मूर्छनाभ्यः mūrchanābhyaḥ
Genitive	मूर्छनायाः / मूर्छनायै² mūrchanāyāḥ / mūrchanāyai²	मूर्छनयोः mūrchanayoḥ	मूर्छनानाम् mūrchanānām
Locative	मूर्छनायाम् mūrchanāyām	मूर्छनयोः mūrchanayoḥ	मूर्छनासु mūrchanāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मूर्छन (mūrchana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मूर्छनम् mūrchanam	मूर्छने mūrchane	मूर्छनानि / मूर्छना¹ mūrchanāni / mūrchanā¹
Vocative	मूर्छन mūrchana	मूर्छने mūrchane	मूर्छनानि / मूर्छना¹ mūrchanāni / mūrchanā¹
Accusative	मूर्छनम् mūrchanam	मूर्छने mūrchane	मूर्छनानि / मूर्छना¹ mūrchanāni / mūrchanā¹
Instrumental	मूर्छनेन mūrchanena	मूर्छनाभ्याम् mūrchanābhyām	मूर्छनैः / मूर्छनेभिः¹ mūrchanaiḥ / mūrchanebhiḥ¹
Dative	मूर्छनाय mūrchanāya	मूर्छनाभ्याम् mūrchanābhyām	मूर्छनेभ्यः mūrchanebhyaḥ
Ablative	मूर्छनात् mūrchanāt	मूर्छनाभ्याम् mūrchanābhyām	मूर्छनेभ्यः mūrchanebhyaḥ
Genitive	मूर्छनस्य mūrchanasya	मूर्छनयोः mūrchanayoḥ	मूर्छनानाम् mūrchanānām
Locative	मूर्छने mūrchane	मूर्छनयोः mūrchanayoḥ	मूर्छनेषु mūrchaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

मूर्छन • (mūrchana) stem, n

a particular process in metallic preparations, calcining quicksilver with sulphur
vehemence, violence, prevalence, growth, increase (of disease, fire etc.)
fainting, swooning, syncope
(music) modulation, melody, a regulated rise or fall of sounds through the grāma or musical scale

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मूर्छन (mūrchana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मूर्छनम् mūrchanam	मूर्छने mūrchane	मूर्छनानि / मूर्छना¹ mūrchanāni / mūrchanā¹
Vocative	मूर्छन mūrchana	मूर्छने mūrchane	मूर्छनानि / मूर्छना¹ mūrchanāni / mūrchanā¹
Accusative	मूर्छनम् mūrchanam	मूर्छने mūrchane	मूर्छनानि / मूर्छना¹ mūrchanāni / mūrchanā¹
Instrumental	मूर्छनेन mūrchanena	मूर्छनाभ्याम् mūrchanābhyām	मूर्छनैः / मूर्छनेभिः¹ mūrchanaiḥ / mūrchanebhiḥ¹
Dative	मूर्छनाय mūrchanāya	मूर्छनाभ्याम् mūrchanābhyām	मूर्छनेभ्यः mūrchanebhyaḥ
Ablative	मूर्छनात् mūrchanāt	मूर्छनाभ्याम् mūrchanābhyām	मूर्छनेभ्यः mūrchanebhyaḥ
Genitive	मूर्छनस्य mūrchanasya	मूर्छनयोः mūrchanayoḥ	मूर्छनानाम् mūrchanānām
Locative	मूर्छने mūrchane	मूर्छनयोः mūrchanayoḥ	मूर्छनेषु mūrchaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “मूर्छन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 823.