दीपावलि
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See also: दीपावली
Hindi
Pronunciation
Noun
दीपावलि • (dīpāvali) f (Urdu spelling دِیپاوَلِی)
Declension
Declension of दीपावलि (fem i-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दीपावलि dīpāvali |
दीपावलियाँ dīpāvaliyā̃ |
| oblique | दीपावलि dīpāvali |
दीपावलियों dīpāvaliyõ |
| vocative | दीपावलि dīpāvali |
दीपावलियो dīpāvaliyo |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- দীপাৱলি (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬷᬧᬵᬯᬮᬶ (Balinese script)
- দীপাবলি (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰱𑰢𑰯𑰪𑰩𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀸𑀯𑀮𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ဒီပါဝလိ (Burmese script)
- દીપાવલિ (Gujarati script)
- ਦੀਪਾਵਲਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦷꦥꦴꦮꦭꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂲𑂣𑂰𑂫𑂪𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ದೀಪಾವಲಿ (Kannada script)
- ទីបាវលិ (Khmer script)
- ທີປາວລິ (Lao script)
- ദീപാവലി (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᡳᡳᢒᠠ᠊ᠠᠸᠠᠯᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘲𑘢𑘰𑘪𑘩𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠢᠢᢒᠠᢗᠸᠠᠯᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧓𑧂𑧑𑧊𑧉𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐷𑐥𑐵𑐰𑐮𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଦୀପାଵଲି (Odia script)
- ꢣꢷꢦꢵꢮꢭꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆵𑆥𑆳𑆮𑆬𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖱𑖢𑖯𑖪𑖩𑖰 (Siddham script)
- දීපාවලි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩑𑩛𑩰𑩛𑩾𑩽𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚯𑚞𑚭𑚦𑚥𑚮 (Takri script)
- தீ³பாவலி (Tamil script)
- దీపావలి (Telugu script)
- ทีปาวลิ (Thai script)
- དཱི་པཱ་ཝ་ལི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒲𑒣𑒰𑒫𑒪𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨁𑨊𑨞𑨊𑨭𑨬𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of दीप (dīpa, “light”) + आवलि (āvali, “line, row”).
Pronunciation
Noun
दीपावलि • (dīpāvali) stem, f
- a row of lights, illumination
- Synonym: दीपमाला (dīpamālā)
Declension
| Feminine i-stem declension of दीपावलि (dīpāvali) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | दीपावलिः dīpāvaliḥ |
दीपावली dīpāvalī |
दीपावलयः dīpāvalayaḥ |
| Vocative | दीपावले dīpāvale |
दीपावली dīpāvalī |
दीपावलयः dīpāvalayaḥ |
| Accusative | दीपावलिम् dīpāvalim |
दीपावली dīpāvalī |
दीपावलीः dīpāvalīḥ |
| Instrumental | दीपावल्या / दीपावली¹ dīpāvalyā / dīpāvalī¹ |
दीपावलिभ्याम् dīpāvalibhyām |
दीपावलिभिः dīpāvalibhiḥ |
| Dative | दीपावलये / दीपावल्यै² / दीपावली¹ dīpāvalaye / dīpāvalyai² / dīpāvalī¹ |
दीपावलिभ्याम् dīpāvalibhyām |
दीपावलिभ्यः dīpāvalibhyaḥ |
| Ablative | दीपावलेः / दीपावल्याः² / दीपावल्यै³ dīpāvaleḥ / dīpāvalyāḥ² / dīpāvalyai³ |
दीपावलिभ्याम् dīpāvalibhyām |
दीपावलिभ्यः dīpāvalibhyaḥ |
| Genitive | दीपावलेः / दीपावल्याः² / दीपावल्यै³ dīpāvaleḥ / dīpāvalyāḥ² / dīpāvalyai³ |
दीपावल्योः dīpāvalyoḥ |
दीपावलीनाम् dīpāvalīnām |
| Locative | दीपावलौ / दीपावल्याम्² / दीपावला¹ dīpāvalau / dīpāvalyām² / dīpāvalā¹ |
दीपावल्योः dīpāvalyoḥ |
दीपावलिषु dīpāvaliṣu |
| Notes |
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Proper noun
दीपावलि • (dīpāvali) stem, f
- (Hinduism) Diwali
- Synonyms: दीपोत्सव (dīpotsava), दीपान्विता (dīpānvitā)
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀻 (dīvālī), 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀯𑀮𑀻 (dīvāvalī) (see there for further descendants)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: दीपावली (dīpāvlī), दीपावलि (dīpāvali)
- → Burmese: ဒီပါဝလီ (dipawa.li)
- Urdu: دِیپاوَلِی (dīpāvalī)
- Hindi: दीपावली (dīpāvlī), दीपावलि (dīpāvali)
- → Kannada: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ (dīpāvaḷi)
- → Malayalam: ദീപാവലി (dīpāvali)
- → Tamil: தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi)
- → Telugu: దీపావళి (dīpāvaḷi)
- → Tulu: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ (dīpāvaḷi)
- → English: Deepavali (mainly through South Indian languages)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “Dīpâvali”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 481, column 2.