दिशा
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दिशा (diśā), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-.
Pronunciation
Noun
दिशा • (diśā) f (Urdu spelling دشا)
Declension
Declension of दिशा (fem ā-stem)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दिशा (diśā).
Pronunciation
Noun
दिशा • (diśā) f
Declension
| Declension of दिशा (fem ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
दिशा diśā | ||
| direct plural |
दिशा diśā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
दिशा diśā |
दिशा diśā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
दिशे diśe |
दिशां- diśān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
दिशेला diśelā |
दिशांना diśānnā | |
| ergative | दिशेने, दिशेनं diśene, diśena |
दिशांनी diśānnī | |
| instrumental | दिशेशी diśeśī |
दिशांशी diśānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
दिशेत diśet |
दिशांत diśāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
दिशे diśe |
दिशांनो diśānno | |
| 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 दिशा (fem 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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
दिशेचा diśeċā |
दिशेचे diśeċe |
दिशेची diśecī |
दिशेच्या diśecā |
दिशेचे, दिशेचं diśeċe, diśeċa |
दिशेची diśecī |
दिशेच्या diśecā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
दिशांचा diśānċā |
दिशांचे diśānċe |
दिशांची diśāñcī |
दिशांच्या diśāncā |
दिशांचे, दिशांचं diśānċe, diśānċa |
दिशांची diśāñcī |
दिशांच्या diśāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
See also
- (compass points) दिशा;
| वायव्य (vāyavya) | उत्तर (uttar) | ईशान्य (īśānya) |
| पश्चिम (paścim) | 
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पूर्व (pūrva) |
| नैऋत्य (naiŕtya) | दक्षिण (dakṣiṇ) | आग्नेय (āgney) |
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “दिशा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दिशा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Nepali
Alternative forms
- दिसा (disā)
Pronunciation
Noun
दिशा • (diśā)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- দিশা (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬶᬰᬵ (Balinese script)
- দিশা (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰰𑰫𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑀺𑀰𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဒိၐာ (Burmese script)
- દિશા (Gujarati script)
- ਦਿਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦶꦯꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂱𑂬𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ದಿಶಾ (Kannada script)
- ទិឝា (Khmer script)
- ທິຨາ (Lao script)
- ദിശാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᡳᡧᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘱𑘫𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠢᠱᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧒𑧋𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐶𑐱𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଦିଶା (Odia script)
- ꢣꢶꢯꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆴𑆯𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖰𑖫𑖯 (Siddham script)
- දිශා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩑𑩿𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚮𑚧𑚭 (Takri script)
- தி³ஶா (Tamil script)
- దిశా (Telugu script)
- ทิศา (Thai script)
- དི་ཤཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒱𑒬𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨁𑨮𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root दिश् (diś). From Proto-Indo-Aryan *díśaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *díćaH, from Proto-Indo-European *díḱ-eh₂. Cognate with Ancient Greek δῐ́κη (díkē).
Pronunciation
Noun
दिशा • (díśā) stem, f
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of दिशा (díśā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | दिशा díśā |
दिशे díśe |
दिशाः díśāḥ |
| Vocative | दिशे díśe |
दिशे díśe |
दिशाः díśāḥ |
| Accusative | दिशाम् díśām |
दिशे díśe |
दिशाः díśāḥ |
| Instrumental | दिशया / दिशा¹ díśayā / díśā¹ |
दिशाभ्याम् díśābhyām |
दिशाभिः díśābhiḥ |
| Dative | दिशायै díśāyai |
दिशाभ्याम् díśābhyām |
दिशाभ्यः díśābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | दिशायाः / दिशायै² díśāyāḥ / díśāyai² |
दिशाभ्याम् díśābhyām |
दिशाभ्यः díśābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | दिशायाः / दिशायै² díśāyāḥ / díśāyai² |
दिशयोः díśayoḥ |
दिशानाम् díśānām |
| Locative | दिशायाम् díśāyām |
दिशयोः díśayoḥ |
दिशासु díśāsu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- Pali: disā
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀤𑀺𑀲𑀸 (disā)
- → Kannada: ದೆಸೆ (dese)
- Bengali: দিক (dik)
- → Hindi: दिशा (diśā) (learned)
- → Marathi: दिशा (diśā) (learned)
- → Tamil: திசை (ticai) (learned)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “दिशा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 480, column 2.