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U+0926, द
DEVANAGARI LETTER DA

Devanagari

Translingual

Pronunciation

Letter

(da)

  1. a letter of the Devanagari alphabet representing the sound /d/

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Ligatures:

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

Letter

(da)

  1. The twelfth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

Letter

(da)

  1. the eighteenth consonant in Hindi

See also

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də/
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Letter

(da)

  1. The seventeenth consonant in Marathi.

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Phonetic Devanagari:

Letter

(da)

  1. The eighteenth consonant in Nepali.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From the rootदा (, to give), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

(da)

  1. giving, granting, effecting (used in compounds)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of (da)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दः
daḥ
दौ / दा¹
dau / dā¹
दाः / दासः¹
dāḥ / dāsaḥ¹
Vocative
da
दौ / दा¹
dau / dā¹
दाः / दासः¹
dāḥ / dāsaḥ¹
Accusative दम्
dam
दौ / दा¹
dau / dā¹
दान्
dān
Instrumental देन
dena
दाभ्याम्
dābhyām
दैः / देभिः¹
daiḥ / debhiḥ¹
Dative दाय
dāya
दाभ्याम्
dābhyām
देभ्यः
debhyaḥ
Ablative दात्
dāt
दाभ्याम्
dābhyām
देभ्यः
debhyaḥ
Genitive दस्य
dasya
दयोः
dayoḥ
दानाम्
dānām
Locative दे
de
दयोः
dayoḥ
देषु
deṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of दा ()
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दाः
dāḥ
दौ / दा¹
dau / dā¹
दाः
dāḥ
Vocative दाः
dāḥ
दौ / दा¹
dau / dā¹
दाः
dāḥ
Accusative दाम्
dām
दौ / दा¹
dau / dā¹
दाः / दः²
dāḥ / daḥ²
Instrumental दा
दाभ्याम्
dābhyām
दाभिः
dābhiḥ
Dative दे
de
दाभ्याम्
dābhyām
दाभ्यः
dābhyaḥ
Ablative दः
daḥ
दाभ्याम्
dābhyām
दाभ्यः
dābhyaḥ
Genitive दः
daḥ
दोः
doḥ
दानाम् / दाम्²
dānām / dām²
Locative दि
di
दोः
doḥ
दासु
dāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Perhaps
Neuter a-stem declension of (da)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दम्
dam
दे
de
दानि / दा¹
dāni / dā¹
Vocative
da
दे
de
दानि / दा¹
dāni / dā¹
Accusative दम्
dam
दे
de
दानि / दा¹
dāni / dā¹
Instrumental देन
dena
दाभ्याम्
dābhyām
दैः / देभिः¹
daiḥ / debhiḥ¹
Dative दाय
dāya
दाभ्याम्
dābhyām
देभ्यः
debhyaḥ
Ablative दात्
dāt
दाभ्याम्
dābhyām
देभ्यः
debhyaḥ
Genitive दस्य
dasya
दयोः
dayoḥ
दानाम्
dānām
Locative दे
de
दयोः
dayoḥ
देषु
deṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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