दिति

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word दिति. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word दिति, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say दिति in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word दिति you have here. The definition of the word दिति will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofदिति, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: दत्, दात, दाता, दाते, दातृ, दांत, दांतो, दांतों, दाँत, दाँती, दाँतो, दाँतों, दुत, दूत, दीति, देता, देती, देतीं, देते, दैत, दोत, दौत, and दंत

Sanskrit

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dítiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dítiš, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (“to share, divide”).

Pronunciation

Noun

दिति • (díti) stem, f

  1. distributing, dividing, splitting, cutting
  2. (figuratively) liberality

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of दिति
singular dual plural
nominative दितिः (dítiḥ) दिती (dítī) दितयः (dítayaḥ)
vocative दिते (díte) दिती (dítī) दितयः (dítayaḥ)
accusative दितिम् (dítim) दिती (dítī) दितीः (dítīḥ)
instrumental दित्या (dítyā)
दिती¹ (dítī¹) 		दितिभ्याम् (dítibhyām) दितिभिः (dítibhiḥ)
dative दितये (dítaye)
दित्यै² (dítyai²)
दिती¹ (dítī¹) 		दितिभ्याम् (dítibhyām) दितिभ्यः (dítibhyaḥ)
ablative दितेः (díteḥ)
दित्याः² (dítyāḥ²)
दित्यै³ (dítyai³) 		दितिभ्याम् (dítibhyām) दितिभ्यः (dítibhyaḥ)
genitive दितेः (díteḥ)
दित्याः² (dítyāḥ²)
दित्यै³ (dítyai³) 		दित्योः (dítyoḥ) दितीनाम् (dítīnām)
locative दितौ (dítau)
दित्याम्² (dítyām²)
दिता¹ (dítā¹) 		दित्योः (dítyoḥ) दितिषु (dítiṣu)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

Proper noun

दिति • (diti) stem, f

  1. (Hinduism) Wife of Kashyapa and the mother of Daityas
  2. the star Pollux

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of दिति
singular dual plural
nominative दितिः (ditiḥ) दिती (ditī) दितयः (ditayaḥ)
vocative दिते (dite) दिती (ditī) दितयः (ditayaḥ)
accusative दितिम् (ditim) दिती (ditī) दितीः (ditīḥ)
instrumental दित्या (dityā)
दिती¹ (ditī¹) 		दितिभ्याम् (ditibhyām) दितिभिः (ditibhiḥ)
dative दितये (ditaye)
दित्यै² (dityai²)
दिती¹ (ditī¹) 		दितिभ्याम् (ditibhyām) दितिभ्यः (ditibhyaḥ)
ablative दितेः (diteḥ)
दित्याः² (dityāḥ²)
दित्यै³ (dityai³) 		दितिभ्याम् (ditibhyām) दितिभ्यः (ditibhyaḥ)
genitive दितेः (diteḥ)
दित्याः² (dityāḥ²)
दित्यै³ (dityai³) 		दित्योः (dityoḥ) दितीनाम् (ditīnām)
locative दितौ (ditau)
दित्याम्² (dityām²)
दिता¹ (ditā¹) 		दित्योः (dityoḥ) दितिषु (ditiṣu)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “1 Dīti, 2 Dīti”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 477/3.
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “दिति”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 072
  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “दिति”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia