रेखा

See also: रूखा, रुख, राखी, and राख

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā). Doublet of लेखा (lekhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾeː.kʰɑː/, [ɾeː.kʰäː]

Noun

रेखा • (rekhā) f (Urdu spelling ریکھا)

1. line
2. mark; sign
3. curve, stroke
4. fate; destiny

Declension

Declension of रेखा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रेखा rekhā	रेखाएँ rekhāẽ
oblique	रेखा rekhā	रेखाओं rekhāõ
vocative	रेखा rekhā	रेखाओ rekhāo

Derived terms

• रेखागणित (rekhāgṇit)

 

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “रेखा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “रेखा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रेखा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘨𑘹𑘏𑘰 (rekhā), from Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾe.kʰa/

Noun

रेखा • (rekhā) f

1. line

Declension

Declension of रेखा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	रेखा rekhā
direct plural	रेखा rekhā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	रेखा rekhā		रेखा rekhā
oblique सामान्यरूप	रेखे rekhe		रेखां- rekhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	रेखेला rekhelā		रेखांना rekhānnā
ergative	रेखेने, रेखेनं rekhene, rekhena		रेखांनी rekhānnī
instrumental	रेखेशी rekheśī		रेखांशी rekhānśī
locative सप्तमी	रेखेत rekhet		रेखांत rekhāt
vocative संबोधन	रेखे rekhe		रेखांनो rekhānno
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 रेखा (fem ā-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	रेखेचा rekheċā	रेखेचे rekheċe	रेखेची rekhecī	रेखेच्या rekhecā	रेखेचे, रेखेचं rekheċe, rekheċa	रेखेची rekhecī	रेखेच्या rekhecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	रेखांचा rekhānċā	रेखांचे rekhānċe	रेखांची rekhāñcī	रेखांच्या rekhāncā	रेखांचे, रेखांचं rekhānċe, rekhānċa	रेखांची rekhāñcī	रेखांच्या rekhāñcā
* 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.

Derived terms

• रेखागणित (rekhāgṇit)

 

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “रेखा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “रेखा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

Old Marathi

Noun

रेखा (rekhā) f

1. Devanagari form of 𑘨𑘹𑘏𑘰 (rekhā, “line”)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ৰেখা (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬾᬔᬵ (Balinese script)
• রেখা (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰸𑰏𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑁂𑀔𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ရေခါ (Burmese script)
• રેખા (Gujarati script)
• ਰੇਖਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑍇𑌖𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦺꦑꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂵𑂎𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ರೇಖಾ (Kannada script)
• រេខា (Khmer script)
• ເຣຂາ (Lao script)
• രേഖാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᡝᡘᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘹𑘏𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠧᠻᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧚𑦯𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐾𑐏𑐵 (Newa script)
• ରେଖା (Odia script)
• ꢬꢾꢓꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆼𑆒𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖸𑖏𑖯 (Siddham script)
• රෙඛා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩔𑩝𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚲𑚋𑚭 (Takri script)
• ரேக²ா (Tamil script)
• రేఖా (Telugu script)
• เรขา (Thai script)
• རེ་ཁཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒹𑒐𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨄𑨌𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Related to लिखति (likhati, “to scratch, write”); probably a noun formation from Proto-Indo-Aryan *rikʰ-á-ti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rikʰ-á-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *rikh₂-é-ti, from *reyk(ʷ)h₂- (“to scratch”). Cognate with Lithuanian riekiù (“to cut, carve”), riēkti and possibly English row.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐj.kʰɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾeː.kʰɑː/

Noun

रेखा • (rekhā) stem, f

1. a scratch, streak, stripe, line Gṛihyās. Yājñ. MBh. &c.
2. a continuous line, row, range, series MBh. Kāv. &c.
3. the first or prime meridian (considered to be a line drawn from लङ्का to मेरु i.e. from Ceylon [supposed to lie on the equator] to the north pole) Sūryas.
4. a right or straight position of all the limbs in dancing Saṃgīt.
5. delineation, outline, drawing, sketch Kāv. Kathās.

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of रेखा (rekhā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रेखा rekhā	रेखे rekhe	रेखाः rekhāḥ
Vocative	रेखे rekhe	रेखे rekhe	रेखाः rekhāḥ
Accusative	रेखाम् rekhām	रेखे rekhe	रेखाः rekhāḥ
Instrumental	रेखया / रेखा¹ rekhayā / rekhā¹	रेखाभ्याम् rekhābhyām	रेखाभिः rekhābhiḥ
Dative	रेखायै rekhāyai	रेखाभ्याम् rekhābhyām	रेखाभ्यः rekhābhyaḥ
Ablative	रेखायाः / रेखायै² rekhāyāḥ / rekhāyai²	रेखाभ्याम् rekhābhyām	रेखाभ्यः rekhābhyaḥ
Genitive	रेखायाः / रेखायै² rekhāyāḥ / rekhāyai²	रेखयोः rekhayoḥ	रेखाणाम् rekhāṇām
Locative	रेखायाम् rekhāyām	रेखयोः rekhayoḥ	रेखासु rekhāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• रेखागणित (rekhāgaṇita)

 

Descendants

• Assamese: ৰেহ (reh), ৰেহা (reha)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “रेखा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0887.