ध्वज
Hindi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ʱʋəd͡ʒ/
Noun
ध्वज • (dhvaj) m (Urdu spelling دھوج)
Declension
| Declension of ध्वज | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | ध्वज (dhvaj) | ध्वज (dhvaj) |
| Oblique | ध्वज (dhvaj) | ध्वजों (dhvajõ) |
| Vocative | ध्वज (dhvaj) | ध्वजो (dhvajo) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ध्वज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ध्वज”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
Marathi
References
- Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “ध्वज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “ध्वज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “ध्वज”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬥ᭄ᬯᬚ (Balinese script)
- ধ্ৱজ (Assamese script)
- ধ্বজ (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰿𑰪𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀥𑁆𑀯𑀚 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌜 (Grantha script)
- ધ્વજ (Gujarati script)
- ꦣ꧀ꦮꦗ (Javanese script)
- ಧ್ವಜ (Kannada script)
- ဓွဇ (Burmese script)
- ଧ୍ଵଜ (Oriya script)
- ꢤ꣄ꢮꢙ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆣𑇀𑆮𑆘 (Sharada script)
- 𑖠𑖿𑖪𑖕 (Siddham script)
- ధ్వజ (Telugu script)
- དྷྭཛ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒡𑓂𑒫𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From the root ध्वज् (dhvaj), related to banners and movement
Noun
ध्वज • (dhvajá) m
- a flag-staff
- a mark, an emblem
- a characteristic sign
- a distiller or vendor of spirituous liquors
- pride, arrogance, hypocrisy
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of ध्वज (dhvajá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | ध्वजः dhvajáḥ |
ध्वजौ dhvajaú |
ध्वजाः / ध्वजासः¹ dhvajā́ḥ / dhvajā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | ध्वज dhvája |
ध्वजौ dhvájau |
ध्वजाः / ध्वजासः¹ dhvájāḥ / dhvájāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | ध्वजम् dhvajám |
ध्वजौ dhvajaú |
ध्वजान् dhvajā́n |
| Instrumental | ध्वजेन dhvajéna |
ध्वजाभ्याम् dhvajā́bhyām |
ध्वजैः / ध्वजेभिः¹ dhvajaíḥ / dhvajébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | ध्वजाय dhvajā́ya |
ध्वजाभ्याम् dhvajā́bhyām |
ध्वजेभ्यः dhvajébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | ध्वजात् dhvajā́t |
ध्वजाभ्याम् dhvajā́bhyām |
ध्वजेभ्यः dhvajébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | ध्वजस्य dhvajásya |
ध्वजयोः dhvajáyoḥ |
ध्वजानाम् dhvajā́nām |
| Locative | ध्वजे dhvajé |
ध्वजयोः dhvajáyoḥ |
ध्वजेषु dhvajéṣu |
| Notes |
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Derived terms
- ध्वजगृह (dhvajagṛha, “a room in which banners are kept or from which banners wave”)
- ध्वजग्रीव (dhvajagrīva, “necked like a banner (ie, high-necked)”)
- ध्वजद्रुम (dhvajadruma, “the palm tree used for making flag-staffs”)
- ध्वजपट (dhvajapaṭa, “banner-cloth”)
- ध्वजनवमी (dhvajanavamī, “festival”)
- ध्वजभङ्ग (dhvajabhaṅga, “the fracture or fall of a banner, impotence”)
- ध्वजवत् (dhvajavat, “decorated with banners”)
- ध्वजाग्र (dhvajāgra, “the top of a standard”)
- ध्वजिन् (dhvajin, “having of bearing a banner”)
Descendants
References
- “ध्वज॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, OCLC 186102264, page 257, column 2.
- Arthur A. Macdonell, A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, 1893, page 135
- Monier Williams (1899), “ध्वज”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 522, column 1.
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