अग्नि

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See also: अगन and अगनी

Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अग्नि (agní). Doublet of आग (āg). First attested as Old Hindi अग्नि (agni).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /əɡ.niː/, [ɐɡ.niː]
  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

अग्नि (agnim (Urdu spelling اگنی)

  1. (Hinduism) Agni

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

अग्नि (agnif (Urdu spelling اگنی)

  1. (formal) fire
    Synonyms: आग (āg), आतिश (ātiś)

Declension[edit]

Marathi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अग्नि (agní). Doublet of आग (āg). Compare Old Marathi 𑘀𑘐𑘿𑘡 (agna), 𑘀𑘐𑘿𑘡𑘲 (agnī), 𑘀𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘲 (ajñī).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /əɡ.ni/, [əɡ.niː]

Proper noun[edit]

अग्नि (agnim

  1. (Hinduism) Agni (Hindu deity of fire)

Noun[edit]

अग्नि (agnim

  1. (formal) fire

Declension[edit]

Declension of अग्नि (masc ī-stem)
direct
singular
अग्नि
agni
direct
plural
अग्नि
agni
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
अग्नि
agni
अग्नि
agni
oblique
सामान्यरूप
अग्नि
agni
अग्निं-
agnin-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
अग्निला
agnilā
अग्निंना
agninnā
ergative अग्निने, अग्निनं
agnine, agnina
अग्निंनी
agninnī
instrumental अग्निशी
agniśī
अग्निंशी
agninśī
locative
सप्तमी
अग्नित
agnit
अग्निंत
agnit
vocative
संबोधन
अग्नि
agni
अग्निंनो
agninno
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 अग्नि (masc ī-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
अग्निचा
agniċā
अग्निचे
agniċe
अग्निची
agnicī
अग्निच्या
agnicā
अग्निचे, अग्निचं
agniċe, agniċa
अग्निची
agnicī
अग्निच्या
agnicā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
अग्निंचा
agninċā
अग्निंचे
agninċe
अग्निंची
agniñcī
अग्निंच्या
agnincā
अग्निंचे, अग्निंचं
agninċe, agninċa
अग्निंची
agniñcī
अग्निंच्या
agniñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Nepali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अग्नि (agní).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

अग्नि (agni)

  1. Agni, Hindu deity of fire

Declension[edit]

Declension of अग्नि
Singular
nominative अग्नि [ʌɡni]
accusative अग्निलाई [ʌɡniläi]
instrumental/ergative अग्निले [ʌɡnile]
dative अग्निलाई [ʌɡniläi]
ablative अग्निबाट [ʌɡnibäʈʌ]
genitive अग्निको [ʌɡniko]
locative अग्निमा [ʌɡnimä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Noun[edit]

अग्नि (agni)

  1. fire
    Synonym: आगो (āgo)

Declension[edit]

Declension of अग्नि
Singular
nominative अग्नि [ʌɡni]
accusative अग्निलाई [ʌɡniläi]
instrumental/ergative अग्निले [ʌɡnile]
dative अग्निलाई [ʌɡniläi]
ablative अग्निबाट [ʌɡnibäʈʌ]
genitive अग्निको [ʌɡniko]
locative अग्निमा [ʌɡnimä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Old Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अग्नि (agní).

Noun[edit]

अग्नि (agnif

  1. fire

Descendants[edit]

  • Hindi: अग्नि (agni)

Sanskrit[edit]

Alternative scripts[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hagníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hagníš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís. Cognate with Latin ignis, Old Church Slavonic огнь (ognĭ), ⱁⰳⱀⱐ (ognĭ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

अ॒ग्नि (agní) stemm

  1. Agni, god of fire
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.1.1:
      अ॒ग्निमी॑ळे पु॒रोहि॑तं य॒ज्ञस्य॑ दे॒वमृ॒त्विजं॑ ।
      होता॑रं रत्न॒धात॑मं ॥
      agnímīḷe puróhitaṃ yajñásya devámṛtvíjaṃ .
      hótāraṃ ratnadhā́tamaṃ .
      I glorify Agni, the high priest of the sacrifice, the divine, the ministrant, who presents the oblation to the gods, and is the possessor of great wealth.

Declension[edit]

Masculine i-stem declension of अग्नि (agní)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अग्निः
agníḥ
अग्नी
agnī́
अग्नयः
agnáyaḥ
Vocative अग्ने
ágne
अग्नी
ágnī
अग्नयः
ágnayaḥ
Accusative अग्निम्
agním
अग्नी
agnī́
अग्नीन्
agnī́n
Instrumental अग्निना / अग्न्या¹
agnínā / agnyā̀¹
अग्निभ्याम्
agníbhyām
अग्निभिः
agníbhiḥ
Dative अग्नये
agnáye
अग्निभ्याम्
agníbhyām
अग्निभ्यः
agníbhyaḥ
Ablative अग्नेः
agnéḥ
अग्निभ्याम्
agníbhyām
अग्निभ्यः
agníbhyaḥ
Genitive अग्नेः
agnéḥ
अग्न्योः
agnyóḥ
अग्नीनाम्
agnīnā́m
Locative अग्नौ / अग्ना¹
agnaú / agnā́¹
अग्न्योः
agnyóḥ
अग्निषु
agníṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun[edit]

अ॒ग्नि (agní) stemm

  1. fire, sacrificial fire (of three kinds, गार्हपत्य (gārhapatya), आहवनीय (āhavanīya), and दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa))
  2. the number three
  3. the fire of the stomach, digestive faculty, gastric fluid
  4. bile
  5. gold
  6. name of various plants; Semecarpus anacardium, Plumbago zeylanica, Plumbago indica, Citrus aurantifolia
  7. mystical substitute for the letter r
  8. in the कातन्त्र (kātantra) grammar, name of noun-stems ending in i and u

Declension[edit]

Masculine i-stem declension of अग्नि (agní)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अग्निः
agníḥ
अग्नी
agnī́
अग्नयः
agnáyaḥ
Vocative अग्ने
ágne
अग्नी
ágnī
अग्नयः
ágnayaḥ
Accusative अग्निम्
agním
अग्नी
agnī́
अग्नीन्
agnī́n
Instrumental अग्निना / अग्न्या¹
agnínā / agnyā̀¹
अग्निभ्याम्
agníbhyām
अग्निभिः
agníbhiḥ
Dative अग्नये
agnáye
अग्निभ्याम्
agníbhyām
अग्निभ्यः
agníbhyaḥ
Ablative अग्नेः
agnéḥ
अग्निभ्याम्
agníbhyām
अग्निभ्यः
agníbhyaḥ
Genitive अग्नेः
agnéḥ
अग्न्योः
agnyóḥ
अग्नीनाम्
agnīnā́m
Locative अग्नौ / अग्ना¹
agnaú / agnā́¹
अग्न्योः
agnyóḥ
अग्निषु
agníṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants[edit]

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