दिव्

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Etymology 1

    Inherited 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 praise, rejoice, be drunk or mad
    5. to sleep
    6. to wish for
    7. to spread, increase
    8. to go
    Derived terms
    Sanskrit terms belonging to the root दिव् (1 c, 4 e)
    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root दिव् (10 c, 0 e)
    Primary Verbal Forms
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    Derived Nominal Forms

    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 (1 c, 4 e)
      Terms derived from the Sanskrit root दिव् (10 c, 0 e)
      Primary Verbal Forms
        Derived Nominal Forms

        Etymology 3

          Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dyew-, see further द्यु (dyu).

          Pronunciation

          Root

          दिव् • (div)

          1. to shine
          Derived terms
          Sanskrit terms belonging to the root दिव् (1 c, 4 e)
          Terms derived from the Sanskrit root दिव् (10 c, 0 e)
          Primary Verbal Forms
          Derived Nominal Forms

          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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