संख्या

See also: सांख्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संख्या (saṃkhyā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /səŋ.kʰjɑː/, [sɐ̃ŋ.kʰjäː]

Noun

संख्या • (saṅkhyā) f (Urdu spelling سنکھیہ)

1. number

   Synonyms: अंक (aṅk), नंबर (nambar)

2. reckoning, counting
3. a calculation
4. (grammar) number

Declension

Declension of संख्या (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	संख्या saṅkhyā	संख्याएँ saṅkhyāẽ
oblique	संख्या saṅkhyā	संख्याओं saṅkhyāõ
vocative	संख्या saṅkhyā	संख्याओ saṅkhyāo

Derived terms

• अधिसंख्य (adhisaṅkhya)
• अल्पसंख्यक (alpasaṅkhyak)
• असंख्य (asaṅkhya)
• असंख्यक (asaṅkhyak)
• असंख्यात (asaṅkhyāt)
• असंख्येय (asaṅkhyey)
• गणसंख्या (gaṇsaṅkhyā)
• जनसंख्या (jansaṅkhyā)
• निःसंख्य (niḥsaṅkhya)
• परिसंख्या (parisaṅkhyā)
• परिसंख्यात (parisaṅkhyāt)
• बहुसंख्यक (bahusaṅkhyak)
• बहुसंख्या (bahusaṅkhyā)
• मृत्यु-संख्या (mŕtyu-saṅkhyā)
• संख्यांकित (saṅkhyāṅkit)
• संख्यात्मक (saṅkhyātmak)
• संख्यावाचक (saṅkhyāvācak)
• संख्येय (saṅkhyey)

 

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संख्या (saṃkhyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səŋ.kʰja/

Noun

संख्या • (saṅkhyā) f

1. number
2. reckoning, counting
3. a calculation
4. (grammar) number

Declension

Declension of संख्या (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	संख्या saṅkhyā
direct plural	संख्या saṅkhyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	संख्या saṅkhyā		संख्या saṅkhyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	संख्ये saṅkhye		संख्यां- saṅkhyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	संख्येला saṅkhyelā		संख्यांना saṅkhyānnā
ergative	संख्येने, संख्येनं saṅkhyene, saṅkhyena		संख्यांनी saṅkhyānnī
instrumental	संख्येशी saṅkhyeśī		संख्यांशी saṅkhyānśī
locative सप्तमी	संख्येत saṅkhyet		संख्यांत saṅkhyāt
vocative संबोधन	संख्ये saṅkhye		संख्यांनो saṅkhyānno
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 संख्या (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	संख्येचा saṅkhyeċā	संख्येचे saṅkhyeċe	संख्येची saṅkhyecī	संख्येच्या saṅkhyecā	संख्येचे, संख्येचं saṅkhyeċe, saṅkhyeċa	संख्येची saṅkhyecī	संख्येच्या saṅkhyecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	संख्यांचा saṅkhyānċā	संख्यांचे saṅkhyānċe	संख्यांची saṅkhyāñcī	संख्यांच्या saṅkhyāncā	संख्यांचे, संख्यांचं saṅkhyānċe, saṅkhyānċa	संख्यांची saṅkhyāñcī	संख्यांच्या saṅkhyāñcā
* 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

• सांख्यिकी (sāṅkhyikī, “statistics”)

See also

• अंक (aṅka, “digit”)
• आकडा (ākḍā, “number”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “संख्या”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “संख्या”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• सङ्ख्या (saṅkhyā)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সংখ্যা (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬂᬔ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
• সংখ্যা (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰽𑰏𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀔𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• သံချာ (Burmese script)
• સંખ્યા (Gujarati script)
• ਸਂਖ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦁꦑꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂁𑂎𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಂಖ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
• សំខ្យា (Khmer script)
• ສໍຂ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
• സംഖ്യാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᡘᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘽𑘏𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᠻᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧞𑦯𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑄𑐏𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
• ସଂଖ୍ଯା (Odia script)
• ꢱꢀꢓ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆁𑆒𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖽𑖏𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
• සංඛ්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪖𑩝 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚫𑚋𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஸஂக்²யா (Tamil script)
• సంఖ్యా (Telugu script)
• สํขฺยา (Thai script)
• སཾ་ཁྱཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓀𑒐𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨸𑨌𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

सम्- (sam-) +‎ ख्या (khyā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐŋ.kʰjɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐŋ.kʰjɑː/

Root

संख्या • (saṃkhyā)

1. to reckon or count up, sum up, enumerate, calculate
2. to estimate by
3. to appear along with, be connected with, belong to

Derived terms

• संख्याति (saṃkhyāti)
• संख्यापयति (saṃkhyāpayati)

 

Noun

संख्या • (saṃkhyā) stem, f

1. a number, sum, total
2. a numeral
3. reckoning or summing up
4. numeration
5. calculation
6. deliberation, reasoning, reflection, reason, intellect
7. name, appellation
8. a particularly high number
9. manner
10. (geometry) a gnomon (for ascertaining the points of the compass)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of संख्या (saṃkhyā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	संख्या saṃkhyā	संख्ये saṃkhye	संख्याः saṃkhyāḥ
Vocative	संख्ये saṃkhye	संख्ये saṃkhye	संख्याः saṃkhyāḥ
Accusative	संख्याम् saṃkhyām	संख्ये saṃkhye	संख्याः saṃkhyāḥ
Instrumental	संख्यया / संख्या¹ saṃkhyayā / saṃkhyā¹	संख्याभ्याम् saṃkhyābhyām	संख्याभिः saṃkhyābhiḥ
Dative	संख्यायै saṃkhyāyai	संख्याभ्याम् saṃkhyābhyām	संख्याभ्यः saṃkhyābhyaḥ
Ablative	संख्यायाः / संख्यायै² saṃkhyāyāḥ / saṃkhyāyai²	संख्याभ्याम् saṃkhyābhyām	संख्याभ्यः saṃkhyābhyaḥ
Genitive	संख्यायाः / संख्यायै² saṃkhyāyāḥ / saṃkhyāyai²	संख्ययोः saṃkhyayoḥ	संख्यानाम् saṃkhyānām
Locative	संख्यायाम् saṃkhyāyām	संख्ययोः saṃkhyayoḥ	संख्यासु saṃkhyāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: saṅkhyā
  • → Burmese: သင်္ချာ (sanghkya)
• → Hindi: संख्या (saṅkhyā) (learned)
• → Marathi: संख्या (saṅkhyā) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “संख्या”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1128/1.
• “संख्या” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 575.