विनय

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विनय (vinaya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.nəj/, [ʋɪ.nɐj]

Noun

विनय • (vinay) m

1. courtesy, civility, etiquette

   Antonym: अविनय (avinay)

2. humility, sincerity
3. an act of courtesy

Declension

Declension of विनय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विनय vinay	विनय vinay
oblique	विनय vinay	विनयों vinayõ
vocative	विनय vinay	विनयो vinayo

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विनय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• vinaya (Latin script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀦𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ৰিনয (Bengali script)
• විනය (Sinhalese script)
• ဝိနယ or ဝိၼယ (Burmese script)
• วินย or วินะยะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩥᨶᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ວິນຍ or ວິນະຍະ or ວິນະຢະ (Lao script)
• វិនយ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄨𑄚𑄠 (Chakma script)

Noun

विनय m

1. Devanagari script form of vinaya (“removal; the code of monastic discipline”)

Declension

Declension table of "विनय" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	विनयो (vinayo)	विनया (vinayā)
Accusative (second)	विनयं (vinayaṃ)	विनये (vinaye)
Instrumental (third)	विनयेन (vinayena)	विनयेहि (vinayehi) or विनयेभि (vinayebhi)
Dative (fourth)	विनयस्स (vinayassa) or विनयाय (vinayāya) or विनयत्थं (vinayatthaṃ)	विनयानं (vinayānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	विनयस्मा (vinayasmā) or विनयम्हा (vinayamhā) or विनया (vinayā)	विनयेहि (vinayehi) or विनयेभि (vinayebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	विनयस्स (vinayassa)	विनयानं (vinayānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	विनयस्मिं (vinayasmiṃ) or विनयम्हि (vinayamhi) or विनये (vinaye)	विनयेसु (vinayesu)
Vocative (calling)	विनय (vinaya)	विनया (vinayā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱিনয় (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬶᬦᬬ (Balinese script)
• বিনয় (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰡𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀦𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဝိနယ (Burmese script)
• વિનય (Gujarati script)
• ਵਿਨਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦶꦤꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂱𑂢𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ವಿನಯ (Kannada script)
• វិនយ (Khmer script)
• ວິນຍ (Lao script)
• വിനയ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡳᠨᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘡𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠢᠨᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧒𑧁𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐣𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଵିନଯ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢶꢥꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆤𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖡𑖧 (Siddham script)
• විනය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩑𑩯𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚮𑚝𑚣 (Takri script)
• விநய (Tamil script)
• వినయ (Telugu script)
• วินย (Thai script)
• ཝི་ན་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒢𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨁𑨝𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

वि- (vi-) +‎ नय (naya).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋi.nɐ.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋi.n̪ɐ.jɐ/

Adjective

विनय • (vinaya) stem

1. leading away or asunder, separating
2. cast, thrown
3. secret

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विनय
Nom. sg.	विनयः (vinayaḥ)
Gen. sg.	विनयस्य (vinayasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विनयः (vinayaḥ)	विनयौ (vinayau)	विनयाः (vinayāḥ)
Vocative	विनय (vinaya)	विनयौ (vinayau)	विनयाः (vinayāḥ)
Accusative	विनयम् (vinayam)	विनयौ (vinayau)	विनयान् (vinayān)
Instrumental	विनयेन (vinayena)	विनयाभ्याम् (vinayābhyām)	विनयैः (vinayaiḥ)
Dative	विनयाय (vinayāya)	विनयाभ्याम् (vinayābhyām)	विनयेभ्यः (vinayebhyaḥ)
Ablative	विनयात् (vinayāt)	विनयाभ्याम् (vinayābhyām)	विनयेभ्यः (vinayebhyaḥ)
Genitive	विनयस्य (vinayasya)	विनययोः (vinayayoḥ)	विनयानाम् (vinayānām)
Locative	विनये (vinaye)	विनययोः (vinayayoḥ)	विनयेषु (vinayeṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of विनय
Nom. sg.	विनया (vinayā)
Gen. sg.	विनयायाः (vinayāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विनया (vinayā)	विनये (vinaye)	विनयाः (vinayāḥ)
Vocative	विनये (vinaye)	विनये (vinaye)	विनयाः (vinayāḥ)
Accusative	विनयाम् (vinayām)	विनये (vinaye)	विनयाः (vinayāḥ)
Instrumental	विनयया (vinayayā)	विनयाभ्याम् (vinayābhyām)	विनयाभिः (vinayābhiḥ)
Dative	विनयायै (vinayāyai)	विनयाभ्याम् (vinayābhyām)	विनयाभ्यः (vinayābhyaḥ)
Ablative	विनयायाः (vinayāyāḥ)	विनयाभ्याम् (vinayābhyām)	विनयाभ्यः (vinayābhyaḥ)
Genitive	विनयायाः (vinayāyāḥ)	विनययोः (vinayayoḥ)	विनयानाम् (vinayānām)
Locative	विनयायाम् (vinayāyām)	विनययोः (vinayayoḥ)	विनयासु (vinayāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of विनय
Nom. sg.	विनयम् (vinayam)
Gen. sg.	विनयस्य (vinayasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विनयम् (vinayam)	विनये (vinaye)	विनयानि (vinayāni)
Vocative	विनय (vinaya)	विनये (vinaye)	विनयानि (vinayāni)
Accusative	विनयम् (vinayam)	विनये (vinaye)	विनयानि (vinayāni)
Instrumental	विनयेन (vinayena)	विनयाभ्याम् (vinayābhyām)	विनयैः (vinayaiḥ)
Dative	विनयाय (vinayāya)	विनयाभ्याम् (vinayābhyām)	विनयेभ्यः (vinayebhyaḥ)
Ablative	विनयात् (vinayāt)	विनयाभ्याम् (vinayābhyām)	विनयेभ्यः (vinayebhyaḥ)
Genitive	विनयस्य (vinayasya)	विनययोः (vinayayoḥ)	विनयानाम् (vinayānām)
Locative	विनये (vinaye)	विनययोः (vinayayoḥ)	विनयेषु (vinayeṣu)

Noun

विनय • (vinaya) stem, m

1. taking away, removal, withdrawal
2. leading, guidance, training (esp. moral training), education, discipline, control
3. (with Buddhists) the rules of discipline for monks
4. good breeding, propriety of conduct, decency, modesty, mildness
5. an office, business

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विनय (vinaya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विनयः vinayaḥ	विनयौ / विनया¹ vinayau / vinayā¹	विनयाः / विनयासः¹ vinayāḥ / vinayāsaḥ¹
Vocative	विनय vinaya	विनयौ / विनया¹ vinayau / vinayā¹	विनयाः / विनयासः¹ vinayāḥ / vinayāsaḥ¹
Accusative	विनयम् vinayam	विनयौ / विनया¹ vinayau / vinayā¹	विनयान् vinayān
Instrumental	विनयेन vinayena	विनयाभ्याम् vinayābhyām	विनयैः / विनयेभिः¹ vinayaiḥ / vinayebhiḥ¹
Dative	विनयाय vinayāya	विनयाभ्याम् vinayābhyām	विनयेभ्यः vinayebhyaḥ
Ablative	विनयात् vinayāt	विनयाभ्याम् vinayābhyām	विनयेभ्यः vinayebhyaḥ
Genitive	विनयस्य vinayasya	विनययोः vinayayoḥ	विनयानाम् vinayānām
Locative	विनये vinaye	विनययोः vinayayoḥ	विनयेषु vinayeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “विनय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 971/3.