दैत्य
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Daitya Statue at Patan Durbar Square, Lalitpur, Nepal
Hindi
Alternative forms
- दैत (dait)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दैत्य (daitya).
Pronunciation
Noun
दैत्य • (daitya) m (Urdu spelling ديتيه)
Declension
Declension of दैत्य (masc cons-stem)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दैत्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “दैत्य”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- দৈত্য (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬿᬢ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
- দৈত্য (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰹𑰝𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑁃𑀢𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- ဒဲတျ (Burmese script)
- દૈત્ય (Gujarati script)
- ਦੈਤ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦻꦠꦾ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂶𑂞𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
- ದೈತ್ಯ (Kannada script)
- ទៃត្យ (Khmer script)
- ໄທຕ຺ຍ (Lao script)
- ദൈത്യ (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᠠᡳᢠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘺𑘝𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠧᠧᢐᠶᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧛𑦽𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐿𑐟𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
- ଦୈତ୍ଯ (Odia script)
- ꢣꣀꢡ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆽𑆠𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖹𑖝𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
- දෛත්ය (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩗𑩫 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚳𑚙𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
- தை³த்ய (Tamil script)
- దైత్య (Telugu script)
- ไทตฺย (Thai script)
- དཻ་ཏྱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒻𑒞𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨇𑨙𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Vrddhi derivative of दिति (diti) with a -य (-ya) extension.
Pronunciation
Adjective
दैत्य • (daitya) stem
- belonging or relating to the Daityas
- spirituous
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of दैत्य (daitya) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | दैत्यः daityaḥ |
दैत्यौ / दैत्या¹ daityau / daityā¹ |
दैत्याः / दैत्यासः¹ daityāḥ / daityāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | दैत्य daitya |
दैत्यौ / दैत्या¹ daityau / daityā¹ |
दैत्याः / दैत्यासः¹ daityāḥ / daityāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | दैत्यम् daityam |
दैत्यौ / दैत्या¹ daityau / daityā¹ |
दैत्यान् daityān |
| Instrumental | दैत्येन daityena |
दैत्याभ्याम् daityābhyām |
दैत्यैः / दैत्येभिः¹ daityaiḥ / daityebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | दैत्याय daityāya |
दैत्याभ्याम् daityābhyām |
दैत्येभ्यः daityebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | दैत्यात् daityāt |
दैत्याभ्याम् daityābhyām |
दैत्येभ्यः daityebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | दैत्यस्य daityasya |
दैत्ययोः daityayoḥ |
दैत्यानाम् daityānām |
| Locative | दैत्ये daitye |
दैत्ययोः daityayoḥ |
दैत्येषु daityeṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Feminine ā-stem declension of दैत्या (daityā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | दैत्या daityā |
दैत्ये daitye |
दैत्याः daityāḥ |
| Vocative | दैत्ये daitye |
दैत्ये daitye |
दैत्याः daityāḥ |
| Accusative | दैत्याम् daityām |
दैत्ये daitye |
दैत्याः daityāḥ |
| Instrumental | दैत्यया / दैत्या¹ daityayā / daityā¹ |
दैत्याभ्याम् daityābhyām |
दैत्याभिः daityābhiḥ |
| Dative | दैत्यायै daityāyai |
दैत्याभ्याम् daityābhyām |
दैत्याभ्यः daityābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | दैत्यायाः / दैत्यायै² daityāyāḥ / daityāyai² |
दैत्याभ्याम् daityābhyām |
दैत्याभ्यः daityābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | दैत्यायाः / दैत्यायै² daityāyāḥ / daityāyai² |
दैत्ययोः daityayoḥ |
दैत्यानाम् daityānām |
| Locative | दैत्यायाम् daityāyām |
दैत्ययोः daityayoḥ |
दैत्यासु daityāsu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Neuter a-stem declension of दैत्य (daitya) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | दैत्यम् daityam |
दैत्ये daitye |
दैत्यानि / दैत्या¹ daityāni / daityā¹ |
| Vocative | दैत्य daitya |
दैत्ये daitye |
दैत्यानि / दैत्या¹ daityāni / daityā¹ |
| Accusative | दैत्यम् daityam |
दैत्ये daitye |
दैत्यानि / दैत्या¹ daityāni / daityā¹ |
| Instrumental | दैत्येन daityena |
दैत्याभ्याम् daityābhyām |
दैत्यैः / दैत्येभिः¹ daityaiḥ / daityebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | दैत्याय daityāya |
दैत्याभ्याम् daityābhyām |
दैत्येभ्यः daityebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | दैत्यात् daityāt |
दैत्याभ्याम् daityābhyām |
दैत्येभ्यः daityebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | दैत्यस्य daityasya |
दैत्ययोः daityayoḥ |
दैत्यानाम् daityānām |
| Locative | दैत्ये daitye |
दैत्ययोः daityayoḥ |
दैत्येषु daityeṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
Noun
दैत्य • (daitya) stem, m
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of दैत्य (daitya) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | दैत्यः daityaḥ |
दैत्यौ / दैत्या¹ daityau / daityā¹ |
दैत्याः / दैत्यासः¹ daityāḥ / daityāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | दैत्य daitya |
दैत्यौ / दैत्या¹ daityau / daityā¹ |
दैत्याः / दैत्यासः¹ daityāḥ / daityāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | दैत्यम् daityam |
दैत्यौ / दैत्या¹ daityau / daityā¹ |
दैत्यान् daityān |
| Instrumental | दैत्येन daityena |
दैत्याभ्याम् daityābhyām |
दैत्यैः / दैत्येभिः¹ daityaiḥ / daityebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | दैत्याय daityāya |
दैत्याभ्याम् daityābhyām |
दैत्येभ्यः daityebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | दैत्यात् daityāt |
दैत्याभ्याम् daityābhyām |
दैत्येभ्यः daityebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | दैत्यस्य daityasya |
दैत्ययोः daityayoḥ |
दैत्यानाम् daityānām |
| Locative | दैत्ये daitye |
दैत्ययोः daityayoḥ |
दैत्येषु daityeṣu |
| Notes |
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References
- Monier Williams (1899) “दैत्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 497.