संख्या (sankhyaa)
noun
A formal/technical word for 'number' or 'numeral' -- used for counting quantities, statistics, and mathematical figures rather than as the everyday word for 'a few' or 'how many'.
Sense
1
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number, quantity, numeral
noun, feminine
Synonyms: अंक (ank, digit/numeral), गिनती (gintii, counting/tally), तादाद (taadaad)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll see संख्या (sankhyaa) everywhere in Indian news broadcasts and government notices -- 'मृतकों की संख्या' (mritkon kii sankhyaa, 'the number of the deceased') is a stock phrase in reporting. In daily bazaar or home talk, though, people just say कितने (kitne) or गिनती (gintii) instead of reaching for this more formal, almost bureaucratic word.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for संख्या (sankhyaa) when they mean 'how many' in casual speech, but everyday conversation prefers कितने (kitne) or गिनती (gintii) -- संख्या (sankhyaa) sounds more like a report or form than a chat. 2) It is feminine, so agreeing adjectives and verbs must be feminine even though the word doesn't end in आ (aa) or ई (ii) -- e.g. संख्या बढ़ रही है (sankhyaa badh rahii hai, 'the number is increasing').
Sample Sentences:
मृतकों की संख्या अभी तक स्पष्ट नहीं है।
The number of the deceased is not yet clear.
(mritkon kii sankhyaa abhii tak spasht nahiin hai।)
शहर में स्कूलों की संख्या हर साल बढ़ती है।
The number of schools in the city increases every year.
(shahar men skoolon kii sankhyaa har saal badhtii hai।)
पिछले महीने बेरोज़गारों की संख्या में भारी वृद्धि हुई थी।
Last month there was a sharp increase in the number of unemployed people.
(pichhle mahiine berozgaaron kii sankhyaa men bhaarii vriddhi huii thii।)
आवेदकों की संख्या इतनी अधिक हो गई है कि दफ्तर संभाल नहीं पा रहा।
The number of applicants has become so large that the office is unable to manage it.
(aavedkon kii sankhyaa itnii adhik ho gaii hai ki daphtar sambhaal nahiin paa rahaa।)
कृपया अपने फॉर्म पर सही पंजीकरण संख्या लिखिए।
Please write the correct registration number on your form.
(kripyaa apne phorm par sahii panjiikran sankhyaa likhie।)
अगर सरकार सही आंकड़े जारी करती, तो पीड़ितों की असली संख्या पता चलती।
If the government released the correct data, the real number of victims would become known.
(agar sarkaar sahii aankde jaarii kartii, to piiditon kii aslii sankhyaa pataa chaltii।)
जनगणना में हर राज्य की जनसंख्या की सही संख्या दर्ज की जाती है।
In the census, the exact number of every state's population is recorded.
(jangannaa men har raajy kii jansankhyaa kii sahii sankhyaa darj kii jaatii hai।)
क्या आपको मालूम है कि इस इमारत में कमरों की संख्या कितनी है?
Do you know how many rooms this building has in total?
(kyaa aapko maaloom hai ki is imaarat men kamron kii sankhyaa kitnii hai?)
अगली रिपोर्ट में घायलों की संख्या भी शामिल की जाएगी।
The number of injured people will also be included in the next report.
(aglii riport men ghaaylon kii sankhyaa bhii shaamil kii jaaegii।)
समिति ने सुझाव दिया कि सदस्यों की संख्या घटाई जाए।
The committee suggested that the number of members be reduced.
(samiti ne sujhaav diyaa ki sadasyon kii sankhyaa ghataaii jaae।)
देश के इतिहास में यह घटनाओं की एक विरल संख्या मानी जाती है।
This is considered a rare number of events in the country's history.
(desh ke itihaas men yah ghatnaaon kii ek viral sankhyaa maanii jaatii hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
संख्या
(sankhyaa)
(sg.f.oblique):
संख्या
(sankhyaa)
(pl.f.direct):
संख्याएँ
(sankhyaaen)
(pl.f.oblique):
संख्याओं
(sankhyaaon)