धनु

See also: धन, धनुष्य, धन्, धुनु, धेनु, धोना, धूना, and धनी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धनु (dhanu). Compare Thai ธนู (tá-nuu).

Noun

धनु • (dhanu) m (Urdu spelling دھنو)

1. bow (weapon)

Declension

Declension of धनु (masc u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धनु dhanu	धनु dhanu
oblique	धनु dhanu	धनुओं dhanuõ
vocative	धनु dhanu	धनुओ dhanuo

Synonyms

• धनुष (dhanuṣ)

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit धनु (dhanu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱə.nu/, [d̪ʱə.nuː]

Noun

धनु • (dhanu) n

1. (astrology, astronomy) the sign of Sagittarius

See also

Zodiac signs in Marathi · राशी (rāśī) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ)	वृषभ (vŕṣabh)	मिथुन (mithun)	कर्क (karka)
सिंह (siuha)	कन्या (kanyā)	तूळ (tūḷ)	वृश्चिक (vŕścik)
धनु (dhanu)	मकर (makar)	कुंभ (kumbha)	मीन (mīn)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• dhanu (Latin script)
• 𑀥𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ধনু (Bengali script)
• ධනු (Sinhalese script)
• ဓနု or ꩪၼု (Burmese script)
• ธนุ or ธะนุ (Thai script)
• ᨵᨶᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຘນຸ or ຘະນຸ (Lao script)
• ធនុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄙𑄚𑄪 (Chakma script)

Noun

धनु n

1. Devanagari script form of dhanu (“bow (for arrows)”)

Declension

Declension table of "धनु" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	धनु (dhanu)	धनूनि (dhanūni) or धनू (dhanū)
Accusative (second)	धनुं (dhanuṃ)	धनूनि (dhanūni) or धनू (dhanū)
Instrumental (third)	धनुना (dhanunā)	धनूहि (dhanūhi) or धनूभि (dhanūbhi)
Dative (fourth)	धनुस्स (dhanussa) or धनुनो (dhanuno)	धनूनं (dhanūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	धनुस्मा (dhanusmā) or धनुम्हा (dhanumhā)	धनूहि (dhanūhi) or धनूभि (dhanūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)	धनुस्स (dhanussa) or धनुनो (dhanuno)	धनूनं (dhanūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	धनुस्मिं (dhanusmiṃ) or धनुम्हि (dhanumhi)	धनूसु (dhanūsu)
Vocative (calling)	धनु (dhanu)	धनूनि (dhanūni) or धनू (dhanū)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ধনু (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬦᬸ (Balinese script)
• ধনু (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰡𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ဓနု (Burmese script)
• ધનુ (Gujarati script)
• ਧਨੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑌨𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦤꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂢𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಧನು (Kannada script)
• ធនុ (Khmer script)
• ຘນຸ (Lao script)
• ധനു (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᠠᠨᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘡𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠠᠨᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧁𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐣𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଧନୁ (Odia script)
• ꢤꢥꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆤𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖡𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ධනු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩯𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚝𑚰 (Takri script)
• த⁴நு (Tamil script)
• ధను (Telugu script)
• ธนุ (Thai script)
• དྷ་ནུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒢𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨝𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰanu- (“fir”), see also Proto-Germanic *dannǭ (“fir, pine”), Albanian thanë (“cranberry bush”), Avestan 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (θanuuar^ə, “bow”), Hittite 𒄑𒋫𒈾𒀀𒌑 (^GIŠta-na-a-ú /⁠tanau⁠/, “fir”), and perhaps Ancient Greek θάμνος (thámnos, “thicket”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱɐ.nu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱɐ.n̪u/

Noun

धनु • (dhanu) stem, m or n

1. (weaponry) bow
2. (astrology, astronomy) the sign of Sagittarius

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of धनु (dhanu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धनुः dhanuḥ	धनू dhanū	धनवः dhanavaḥ
Vocative	धनो dhano	धनू dhanū	धनवः dhanavaḥ
Accusative	धनुम् dhanum	धनू dhanū	धनून् dhanūn
Instrumental	धनुना / धन्वा¹ dhanunā / dhanvā¹	धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām	धनुभिः dhanubhiḥ
Dative	धनवे / धन्वे¹ dhanave / dhanve¹	धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām	धनुभ्यः dhanubhyaḥ
Ablative	धनोः / धन्वः¹ dhanoḥ / dhanvaḥ¹	धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām	धनुभ्यः dhanubhyaḥ
Genitive	धनोः / धन्वः¹ dhanoḥ / dhanvaḥ¹	धन्वोः dhanvoḥ	धनूनाम् dhanūnām
Locative	धनौ dhanau	धन्वोः dhanvoḥ	धनुषु dhanuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter u-stem declension of धनु (dhanu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धनु dhanu	धनुनी dhanunī	धनूनि / धनु¹ / धनू¹ dhanūni / dhanu¹ / dhanū¹
Vocative	धनु / धनो dhanu / dhano	धनुनी dhanunī	धनूनि / धनु¹ / धनू¹ dhanūni / dhanu¹ / dhanū¹
Accusative	धनु dhanu	धनुनी dhanunī	धनूनि / धनु¹ / धनू¹ dhanūni / dhanu¹ / dhanū¹
Instrumental	धनुना / धन्वा¹ dhanunā / dhanvā¹	धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām	धनुभिः dhanubhiḥ
Dative	धनुने / धनवे¹ / धन्वे¹ dhanune / dhanave¹ / dhanve¹	धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām	धनुभ्यः dhanubhyaḥ
Ablative	धनुनः / धनोः¹ / धन्वः¹ dhanunaḥ / dhanoḥ¹ / dhanvaḥ¹	धनुभ्याम् dhanubhyām	धनुभ्यः dhanubhyaḥ
Genitive	धनुनः / धनोः¹ / धन्वः¹ dhanunaḥ / dhanoḥ¹ / dhanvaḥ¹	धनुनोः dhanunoḥ	धनूनाम् dhanūnām
Locative	धनुनि / धनौ¹ dhanuni / dhanau¹	धनुनोः dhanunoḥ	धनुषु dhanuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• धनू f (dhanū, “dry sandbank, sandy shore”)

See also

Zodiac signs in Sanskrit (layout · text)
मेष (meṣa)	ऋषभ (ṛṣabha)	मिथुन (mithuna)	कर्कटक (karkaṭaka)
सिंह (siṃha)	कन्या (kanyā)	तुला (tulā)	वृश्चिक (vṛścika)
धनु (dhanu)	मकर (makara)	कुम्भ (kumbha)	मीन (mīna)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “धनु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 509, column 1.