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 (deíknūmĭ, “show, point out”), δεῖγμᾰ (deîgmă, “sample, pattern”) whence English paradigm, Ancient Greek δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē, “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

    Sanskrit terms belonging to the root दिश् (0 c, 5 e)
    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root दिश् (13 c, 0 e)
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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) stem, f

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

    Declension

    Feminine root-stem declension of दिश्
    singular dual plural
    nominative दिक् (dík) दिशौ (díśau)
    दिशा¹ (díśā¹)     		दिशः (díśaḥ)
    vocative दिक् (dík) दिशौ (díśau)
    दिशा¹ (díśā¹)     		दिशः (díśaḥ)
    accusative दिशम् (díśam) दिशौ (díśau)
    दिशा¹ (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)
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