दिव्

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Etymology 1

The sense 'to shine' from Proto-Indo-European *dyew-, see further द्यु (dyu). The sense 'to play, cast a dice' from Proto-Indo-Iranian *diHw- ~ *dyuH- (“to endeavour”), see further दीव् (dīv).

Root

दिव् • (div)

  1. to cast, throw (a dice)
  2. to gamble
  3. to play, sport
  4. to shine
  5. to praise, rejoice, be drunk or mad
  6. to sleep
  7. to wish for
  8. to spread, increase
  9. to go
Derived terms
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root दिव्‎ (0 c, 2 e)
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Etymology 2

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Root

दिव् • (div)

  1. to cause to lament, to pain
  2. to ask, beg
  3. to go
  4. to suffer pain
Derived terms
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root दिव्‎ (0 c, 2 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
    Derived Nominal Forms

    Etymology 3

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    दिव् • (dív) stem, m or f

    1. Alternative form of द्यु (dyú)

    Further reading

    • Monier Williams (1899) “दिव्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 478.
    • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “div”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
    • Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “दिव्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
    • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “दिव्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
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