शब्दालंकार

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शब्दालंकार (śabdālaṃkāra). By surface analysis, शब्द (śabd) +‎ अलंकार (alaṅkār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃəb.d̪ɑː.ləŋ.kɑːɾ/, [ʃɐb.d̪äː.lɐ̃ŋ.käːɾ]

Noun

शब्दालंकार • (śabdālaṅkār) m

1. (rhetoric) embellishment of the sound (of a sentence by rhyming, alliteration etc.)

Declension

Declension of शब्दालंकार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शब्दालंकार śabdālaṅkār	शब्दालंकार śabdālaṅkār
oblique	शब्दालंकार śabdālaṅkār	शब्दालंकारों śabdālaṅkārõ
vocative	शब्दालंकार śabdālaṅkār	शब्दालंकारो śabdālaṅkāro

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शब्दालंकार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শব্দালংকাৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬩ᭄ᬤᬵᬮᬂᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• শব্দালংকার (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰤𑰿𑰟𑰯𑰩𑰽𑰎𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀩𑁆𑀤𑀸𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ၐဗ္ဒာလံကာရ (Burmese script)
• શબ્દાલંકાર (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਬ੍ਦਾਲਂਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌬𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌲𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦧ꧀ꦢꦴꦭꦁꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂥𑂹𑂠𑂰𑂪𑂁𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಶಬ್ದಾಲಂಕಾರ (Kannada script)
• ឝព្ទាលំការ (Khmer script)
• ຨພ຺ທາລໍກາຣ (Lao script)
• ശബ്ദാലംകാര (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠠᠪᡩᠠᢇᢀ᠋ᠯᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘤𑘿𑘟𑘰𑘩𑘽𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠠᠪᢑᠠ᠋᠎ᠠᢀ᠋ᠯᠠᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧄𑧠𑦿𑧑𑧉𑧞𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐧𑑂𑐡𑐵𑐮𑑄𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଶବ୍ଦାଲଂକାର (Odia script)
• ꢯꢨ꣄ꢣꢵꢭꢀꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆧𑇀𑆢𑆳𑆬𑆁𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖤𑖿𑖟𑖯𑖩𑖽𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ශබ‍්දාලංකාර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩲 𑪙𑩭𑩛𑩽𑪖𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚠𑚶𑚛𑚭𑚥𑚫𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஶப்³த³ாலஂகார (Tamil script)
• శబ్దాలంకార (Telugu script)
• ศพฺทาลํการ (Thai script)
• ཤ་བྡཱ་ལཾ་ཀཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒥𑓂𑒠𑒰𑒪𑓀𑒏𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨠𑩇𑨛𑨊𑨬𑨸𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From शब्द (śabda) +‎ अलंकार (alaṃkāra).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐb.dɑː.lɐŋ.kɑː.ɾɐ/, [ɕɐb̚.dɑː.lɐŋ.kɑː.ɾɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɐb.d̪ɑː.l̪ɐŋˈkɑː.ɾɐ/, [ɕɐb̚.d̪ɑː.l̪ɐŋˈkɑː.ɾɐ]

Noun

शब्दालंकार • (śabdālaṃkāra) stem, m

1. (rhetoric) embellishment of the sound (of a sentence by rhyming, alliteration etc.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शब्दालंकार (śabdālaṃkāra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शब्दालंकारः śabdālaṃkāraḥ	शब्दालंकारौ / शब्दालंकारा¹ śabdālaṃkārau / śabdālaṃkārā¹	शब्दालंकाराः / शब्दालंकारासः¹ śabdālaṃkārāḥ / śabdālaṃkārāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शब्दालंकार śabdālaṃkāra	शब्दालंकारौ / शब्दालंकारा¹ śabdālaṃkārau / śabdālaṃkārā¹	शब्दालंकाराः / शब्दालंकारासः¹ śabdālaṃkārāḥ / śabdālaṃkārāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शब्दालंकारम् śabdālaṃkāram	शब्दालंकारौ / शब्दालंकारा¹ śabdālaṃkārau / śabdālaṃkārā¹	शब्दालंकारान् śabdālaṃkārān
Instrumental	शब्दालंकारेण śabdālaṃkāreṇa	शब्दालंकाराभ्याम् śabdālaṃkārābhyām	शब्दालंकारैः / शब्दालंकारेभिः¹ śabdālaṃkāraiḥ / śabdālaṃkārebhiḥ¹
Dative	शब्दालंकाराय śabdālaṃkārāya	शब्दालंकाराभ्याम् śabdālaṃkārābhyām	शब्दालंकारेभ्यः śabdālaṃkārebhyaḥ
Ablative	शब्दालंकारात् śabdālaṃkārāt	शब्दालंकाराभ्याम् śabdālaṃkārābhyām	शब्दालंकारेभ्यः śabdālaṃkārebhyaḥ
Genitive	शब्दालंकारस्य śabdālaṃkārasya	शब्दालंकारयोः śabdālaṃkārayoḥ	शब्दालंकाराणाम् śabdālaṃkārāṇām
Locative	शब्दालंकारे śabdālaṃkāre	शब्दालंकारयोः śabdālaṃkārayoḥ	शब्दालंकारेषु śabdālaṃkāreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• अर्थालंकार (arthālaṃkāra)

Descendants

• → Hindi: शब्दालंकार (śabdālaṅkār)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शब्दालंकार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1053.