दिवा

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi दिवा (divā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa). Cognate to Gujarati દીવો (dīvo), Hindi दिया (diyā), Punjabi ਦੀਵਾ (dīvā), Nepali दियो (diyo).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /d̪i.ʋa/

Noun

दिवा (divām

  1. lamp, light
    Synonym: पणती (paṇtī)

Declension

Declension of दिवा (masc ā-stem)
direct
singular
दिवा
divā
direct
plural
दिवे
dive
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
दिवा
divā
दिवे
dive
oblique
सामान्यरूप
दिव्या
divyā
दिव्यां-
divyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
दिव्याला
divyālā
दिव्यांना
divyānnā
ergative दिव्याने, दिव्यानं
divyāne, divyāna
दिव्यांनी
divyānnī
instrumental दिव्याशी
divyāśī
दिव्यांशी
divyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
दिव्यात
divyāt
दिव्यांत
divyāt
vocative
संबोधन
दिव्या
divyā
दिव्यांनो
divyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of दिवा (masc ā-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
दिव्याचा
divyāċā
दिव्याचे
divyāċe
दिव्याची
divyācī
दिव्याच्या
divyācā
दिव्याचे, दिव्याचं
divyāċe, divyāċa
दिव्याची
divyācī
दिव्याच्या
divyācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
दिव्यांचा
divyānċā
दिव्यांचे
divyānċe
दिव्यांची
divyāñcī
दिव्यांच्या
divyāncā
दिव्यांचे, दिव्यांचं
divyānċe, divyānċa
दिव्यांची
divyāñcī
दिव्यांच्या
divyāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “दिवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दिवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “दिवा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dīpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press