दिश्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (to point out, show). Cognates include Ancient Greek δείκνῡμῐ (deíknūmi, show, point out), δεῖγμᾰ (deîgma, sample, pattern) whence English paradigm, Ancient Greek δῐ́κη (díkē, custom; order, law), Latin dicō and dictum whence English dictate etc., Latin index (pointer, indicator), Latin digitus (pointer, finger), English token and teach.

Pronunciation

Root

दिश् (diś)

  1. to point out, show, exhibit
  2. to produce, bring forward (as witness in court)
  3. to assign, grant
  4. to order, command

Derived terms

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Non-Finite Forms
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References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “दिश्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 479, column 3.
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “दिश्”, 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 73
  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “दिश्”, 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
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 727; 744-746

Noun

दिश् (díś) stemf

  1. quarter or region pointed at, direction
  2. region, place
  3. hint, reference
  4. manner, method

Declension

Feminine root-stem declension of दिश् (díś)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दिक्
dík
दिशौ / दिशा¹
díśau / díśā¹
दिशः
díśaḥ
Vocative दिक्
dík
दिशौ / दिशा¹
díśau / díśā¹
दिशः
díśaḥ
Accusative दिशम्
díśam
दिशौ / दिशा¹
díśau / díśā¹
दिशः
díśaḥ
Instrumental दिशा
diśā́
दिग्भ्याम्
digbhyā́m
दिग्भिः
digbhíḥ
Dative दिशे
diśé
दिग्भ्याम्
digbhyā́m
दिग्भ्यः
digbhyáḥ
Ablative दिशः
diśáḥ
दिग्भ्याम्
digbhyā́m
दिग्भ्यः
digbhyáḥ
Genitive दिशः
diśáḥ
दिशोः
diśóḥ
दिशाम्
diśā́m
Locative दिशि
diśí
दिशोः
diśóḥ
दिक्षु
dikṣú
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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