त्रि

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Sanskrit

Sanskrit numbers (edit)
30
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3
4  → 
    Cardinal: त्रि (tri)
    Ordinal: तृतीय (tṛtīya)
    Adverbial: त्रिस् (tris)
    Distributive: त्रिशस् (triśas)

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognate with Latin trēs, Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treîs), Old English þrēo (whence English three).

Pronunciation

Numeral

त्रि (trím

  1. three

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of त्रि (trí)
Plural
Nominative त्रयः
tráyaḥ
Vocative त्रयः
tráyaḥ
Accusative त्रीन्
trī́n
Instrumental त्रिभिः
tribhíḥ
Dative त्रिभ्यः
tribhyáḥ
Ablative त्रिभ्यः
tribhyáḥ
Genitive त्रयाणाम् / त्रीणाम्¹
trayāṇā́m / trīṇā́m¹
Locative त्रिषु
triṣú
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ṛ-stem declension of तिसृ (tisṛ́)
Plural
Nominative तिष्रः
tiṣráḥ
Vocative तिष्रः
tíṣraḥ
Accusative तिष्रः
tiṣráḥ
Instrumental तिसृभिः
tisṛ́bhiḥ
Dative तिसृभ्यः
tisṛ́bhyaḥ
Ablative तिसृभ्यः
tisṛ́bhyaḥ
Genitive तिसृणाम् / तिसॄणाम्¹
tisṛṇā́m / tisṝṇā́m¹
Locative तिसृषु
tisṛ́ṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter i-stem declension of त्रि (trí)
Plural
Nominative त्रीणि / त्री¹
trī́ṇi / trī́¹
Vocative त्रीणि / त्री¹
trī́ṇi / trī́¹
Accusative त्रीणि / त्री¹
trī́ṇi / trī́¹
Instrumental त्रिभिः
tribhíḥ
Dative त्रिभ्यः
tribhyáḥ
Ablative त्रिभ्यः
tribhyáḥ
Genitive त्रयाणाम् / त्रीणाम्¹
trayāṇā́m / trīṇā́m¹
Locative त्रिषु
triṣú
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni /⁠tiṇṇi⁠/) (< त्रीणि (trī́ṇi)) (see there for further descendants)
  • Ashokan Prakrit: 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆 (trayo) (< त्रयस् (tráyas)) (see there for further descendants)
  • Dardic:
    • Ashkun: (tre), (tra)
    • Grangali: (ṣlē)
    • Kalasha: (trē)
    • Kashmiri: ترٛےٚ (tre)
    • Khowar: (troi)
    • Shina: ڇے (c̣e)
      • Kohistani Shina: (c̣ēĭ)
    • Shumashti: (λyē)
  • Northern:
  • Helu Prakrit:
  • Pali: ti
  • Burmese: တြိ (tri.)
  • Malay: tri, tri- / تري, تري-
    • Indonesian: tri
  • Tamil: திரி (tiri)
  • Thai: ตรี (dtrii), ไตร (dtrai)
  • → Proto-Nuristani:
    • Ashkun: (tre), (tra)
    • Kamkata-viri: (tre)
    • Prasuni: (chī), (chhī)
    • Waigali: (tre), (trē)

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