Inherited from Sanskrit जीव (jīvá).
jīva
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | jīvo | jīvā |
| Accusative (second) | jīvaṃ | jīve |
| Instrumental (third) | jīvena | jīvehi or jīvebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | jīvassa or jīvāya or jīvatthaṃ | jīvānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | jīvasmā or jīvamhā or jīvā | jīvehi or jīvebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | jīvassa | jīvānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | jīvasmiṃ or jīvamhi or jīve | jīvesu |
| Vocative (calling) | jīva | jīvā |
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | jīvā | jīvāyo or jīvā |
| Accusative (second) | jīvaṃ | jīvāyo or jīvā |
| Instrumental (third) | jīvāya | jīvāhi or jīvābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | jīvāya | jīvānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | jīvāya | jīvāhi or jīvābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | jīvāya | jīvānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | jīvāya or jīvāyaṃ | jīvāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | jīve | jīvāyo or jīvā |
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | jīvaṃ | jīvāni |
| Accusative (second) | jīvaṃ | jīvāni |
| Instrumental (third) | jīvena | jīvehi or jīvebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | jīvassa or jīvāya or jīvatthaṃ | jīvānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | jīvasmā or jīvamhā or jīvā | jīvehi or jīvebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | jīvassa | jīvānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | jīvasmiṃ or jīvamhi or jīve | jīvesu |
| Vocative (calling) | jīva | jīvāni |
jīva m or n
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | jīvaṃ | jīvāni |
| Accusative (second) | jīvaṃ | jīvāni |
| Instrumental (third) | jīvena | jīvehi or jīvebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | jīvassa or jīvāya or jīvatthaṃ | jīvānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | jīvasmā or jīvamhā or jīvā | jīvehi or jīvebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | jīvassa | jīvānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | jīvasmiṃ or jīvamhi or jīve | jīvesu |
| Vocative (calling) | jīva | jīvāni |
When masculine, the nominative, vocative and accusative are instead:
Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 171.