व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा
vyaktivāchak sangyā
The Hindi phrase for "proper noun" is व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा (vyaktivāchak sangyā).
In Hindi, व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा refers to a proper noun.
What does it mean word for word?
The word व्यक्तिवाचक is derived from vyakti (person/individual) and the suffix -vāchak (denoting/signifying), literally meaning 'denoting an individual.'
How does it change in a sentence?
व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा is a compound noun where the adjective व्यक्तिवाचक modifies the noun संज्ञा.
How do you pronounce it?
vyaktivāchak sangyā
Did you know?
- The word संज्ञा shares an ancient ancestor with the English word 'know'. Both trace back to the same Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to recognize' or 'to know'.
- The term व्यक्तिवाचक contains the word व्यक्ति, meaning 'person', yet it is used to categorize non-human entities like cities or rivers as proper nouns.
- The term संज्ञा is a learned borrowing from Sanskrit, which means it carries a more formal and academic weight than its colloquial counterparts used in everyday speech.
Examples in context
- यह एक व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा है।yah ek vyaktivachak sangya hai.This is a proper noun.
- क्या 'दिल्ली' एक व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा है?kya 'dilli' ek vyaktivachak sangya hai?Is 'Delhi' a proper noun?
- व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा हमेशा विशेष नाम को दर्शाती है।vyaktivachak sangya hamesha vishesh naam ko darshati hai.A proper noun always denotes a specific name.
Example conversation
Amit and Priya are studying Hindi grammar for an exam.
- अमित Amitप्रिया, क्या तुम व्याकरण समझ रही हो?priya, kya tum vyakaran samajh rahi ho?Priya, are you understanding the grammar?
- प्रिया Priyaहाँ, मैं व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा के बारे में पढ़ रही हूँ।haan, main vyaktivachak sangya ke baare mein padh rahi hoon.Yes, I am reading about proper nouns.
- अमित Amitक्या यह विषय बहुत कठिन है?kya yah vishay bahut kathin hai?Is this topic very difficult?
- प्रिया Priyaनहीं, अमित, यह बहुत सरल है।nahin, amit, yah bahut saral hai.No, Amit, it is very simple.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries संज्ञा, CC BY-SA 4.0.
