रत्न

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna). Doublet of रतन (ratan).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾət̪.nᵊ/, [ɾɐt̪̚.nᵊ]
  • (epenthetic) (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾə.t̪ən/, [ɾɐ.t̪ɐ̃n]

Noun

रत्न • (ratna) m

  1. jewel, gem, precious stone
  2. treasure

Declension
Declension of रत्न (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct रत्न
ratna		 रत्न
ratna
oblique रत्न
ratna		 रत्नों
ratnõ
vocative रत्न
ratna		 रत्नो
ratno

Marathi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).[1]

Noun

रत्न • (ratna) n

  1. gem, jewel, precious stone[1]
  2. collective term for 14 precious things generated during Samudra manthan.[1]
  3. (figuratively) term of praise for an excellent thing in general; jewel[1]

Derived terms

(Adjectives)

  • रत्नजडीत (ratnajḍīt)

(Noun)

  • रत्नपारखी c (ratnapārakhī)

(Adjectives)

  • रत्नखचित (ratnakhcit)

(Nouns)

References
  1. Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “रत्न”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).

Pronunciation

Noun

रत्न • (ratna)

  1. gem, jewel

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ৰত্ন (Assamese script)
  • ᬭᬢ᭄ᬦ (Balinese script)
  • রত্ন (Bengali script)
  • 𑰨𑰝𑰿𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • ရတ္န (Burmese script)
  • રત્ન (Gujarati script)
  • ਰਤ੍ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨 (Grantha script)
  • ꦫꦠ꧀ꦤ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂩𑂞𑂹𑂢 (Kaithi script)
  • ರತ್ನ (Kannada script)
  • រត្ន (Khmer script)
  • ຣຕ຺ນ (Lao script)
  • രത്ന (Malayalam script)
  • ᡵᠠᢠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘨𑘝𑘿𑘡 (Modi script)
  • ᠷᠠᢐᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧈𑦽𑧠𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐬𑐟𑑂𑐣 (Newa script)
  • ରତ୍ନ (Odia script)
  • ꢬꢡ꣄ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆫𑆠𑇀𑆤 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖨𑖝𑖿𑖡 (Siddham script)
  • රත‍්න (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩼𑩫 𑪙𑩯 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚤𑚙𑚶𑚝 (Takri script)
  • ரத்ந (Tamil script)
  • రత్న (Telugu script)
  • รตฺน (Thai script)
  • ར་ཏྣ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒩𑒞𑓂𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨫𑨙𑩇𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From राति (√rā, “to grant, give, bestow”).

Noun

रत्न • (rátna) stem, n

  1. gift, present, goods, wealth, riches (RV., AV., ŚBr.)
  2. jewel, gem, treasure, precious stone (the nine jewel are pearl, ruby, topaz, diamond, emerald, lapis lazuli, coral, sapphire, गोमेद (gomeda); hence ratna is a name for the number 9; but according to some 14) (Mn. MBh. etc.)
  3. anything valuable or best of its kind (e. g. पुत्ररत्न (putra-ratna, “an excellent son”))
  4. magnet, loadstone (Kap., Sch.) (compare मणि (maṇi))
  5. water (L.)
  6. = रत्नहविस् (ratna-havis) (ŚBr.)

Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of रत्न
Nom. sg. रत्नम् (ratnam)
Gen. sg. रत्नस्य (ratnasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रत्नम् (ratnam) रत्ने (ratne) रत्नानि (ratnāni)
Vocative रत्न (ratna) रत्ने (ratne) रत्नानि (ratnāni)
Accusative रत्नम् (ratnam) रत्ने (ratne) रत्नानि (ratnāni)
Instrumental रत्नेन (ratnena) रत्नाभ्याम् (ratnābhyām) रत्नैः (ratnaiḥ)
Dative रत्नाय (ratnāya) रत्नाभ्याम् (ratnābhyām) रत्नेभ्यः (ratnebhyaḥ)
Ablative रत्नात् (ratnāt) रत्नाभ्याम् (ratnābhyām) रत्नेभ्यः (ratnebhyaḥ)
Genitive रत्नस्य (ratnasya) रत्नयोः (ratnayoḥ) रत्नानाम् (ratnānām)
Locative रत्ने (ratne) रत्नयोः (ratnayoḥ) रत्नेषु (ratneṣu)

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • Haughton, Graves C. (1833) “ৰত্ন”, in A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language‎, London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 2373
  • Monier Williams (1899) “रत्न”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0864.
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