श्रेणी

See also: शरण and श्रोणि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रेणी (śreṇī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃɾeː.ɳiː/

Noun

श्रेणी • (śreṇī) f

1. class, rank, division

   Synonym: दर्जा (darjā)

2. category, group
3. range, row

   पर्वतश्रेणी ― parvataśreṇī ― mountain range

Declension

Declension of श्रेणी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	श्रेणी śreṇī	श्रेणियाँ śreṇiyā̃
oblique	श्रेणी śreṇī	श्रेणियों śreṇiyõ
vocative	श्रेणी śreṇī	श्रेणियो śreṇiyo

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्रेणी (śreṇī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sreɽ̃i]
• Phonetic Devanagari: स्रेणि

Noun

श्रेणी • (śreṇī)

1. class, division, rank, grade
2. row, line

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শ্ৰেণী (Assamese script)
• ᬰ᭄ᬭᬾᬡᬷ (Balinese script)
• শ্রেণী (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰸𑰜𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁆𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• ၐြေဏီ (Burmese script)
• શ્રેણી (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦿꦺꦟꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂵𑂝𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ಶ್ರೇಣೀ (Kannada script)
• ឝ្រេណី (Khmer script)
• ຨ຺ເຣຓີ (Lao script)
• ശ്രേണീ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡵᡝᢏᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘹𑘜𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠷᠧᢏᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧚𑦼𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐾𑐞𑐷 (Newa script)
• ଶ୍ରେଣୀ (Odia script)
• ꢯ꣄ꢬꢾꢠꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆼𑆟𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖸𑖜𑖱 (Siddham script)
• ශ්‍රෙණී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩔𑩪𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚲𑚘𑚯 (Takri script)
• ஶ்ரேணீ (Tamil script)
• శ్రేణీ (Telugu script)
• ศฺเรณี (Thai script)
• ཤྲེ་ཎཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒹𑒝𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨄𑨘𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɾɐ́j.ɳiː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɾeː.ɳiː/

Noun

श्रेणी • (śrḗṇi) stem, f

1. formation of a row
2. forming a row

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of श्रेणी (śreṇī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	श्रेणी śreṇī	श्रेण्यौ / श्रेणी¹ śreṇyau / śreṇī¹	श्रेण्यः / श्रेणीः¹ śreṇyaḥ / śreṇīḥ¹
Vocative	श्रेणि śreṇi	श्रेण्यौ / श्रेणी¹ śreṇyau / śreṇī¹	श्रेण्यः / श्रेणीः¹ śreṇyaḥ / śreṇīḥ¹
Accusative	श्रेणीम् śreṇīm	श्रेण्यौ / श्रेणी¹ śreṇyau / śreṇī¹	श्रेणीः śreṇīḥ
Instrumental	श्रेण्या śreṇyā	श्रेणीभ्याम् śreṇībhyām	श्रेणीभिः śreṇībhiḥ
Dative	श्रेण्यै śreṇyai	श्रेणीभ्याम् śreṇībhyām	श्रेणीभ्यः śreṇībhyaḥ
Ablative	श्रेण्याः / श्रेण्यै² śreṇyāḥ / śreṇyai²	श्रेणीभ्याम् śreṇībhyām	श्रेणीभ्यः śreṇībhyaḥ
Genitive	श्रेण्याः / श्रेण्यै² śreṇyāḥ / śreṇyai²	श्रेण्योः śreṇyoḥ	श्रेणीनाम् śreṇīnām
Locative	श्रेण्याम् śreṇyām	श्रेण्योः śreṇyoḥ	श्रेणीषु śreṇīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: sēṇi
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀺 (seṇi)
  • Odia: ଶେଣି (śeṇi)
  • Sindhi: sīṇa

    Arabic script: سِيڻَ

    Devanagari script: सीण

• → Hindustani: śreṇī
  • Hindi: श्रेणी
  • Urdu: شرینِی
• → Nepali: श्रेणी (śreṇī) (learned)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “श्रेणी”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śreṇī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press