From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́iźʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH (compare Kamkata-viri dić, Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizuuā), Persian زبان (zabân)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (whence Old Armenian լեզու (lezu), Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō), Latin lingua, Old Church Slavonic ѩзꙑкъ (językŭ), Old Prussian insuwis, English tongue).
जिह्वा • (jihvā́) stem, f
| Feminine ā-stem declension of जिह्वा (jihvā́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | जिह्वा jihvā́ |
जिह्वे jihvé |
जिह्वाः jihvā́ḥ |
| Vocative | जिह्वे jíhve |
जिह्वे jíhve |
जिह्वाः jíhvāḥ |
| Accusative | जिह्वाम् jihvā́m |
जिह्वे jihvé |
जिह्वाः jihvā́ḥ |
| Instrumental | जिह्वया / जिह्वा¹ jihváyā / jihvā́¹ |
जिह्वाभ्याम् jihvā́bhyām |
जिह्वाभिः jihvā́bhiḥ |
| Dative | जिह्वायै jihvā́yai |
जिह्वाभ्याम् jihvā́bhyām |
जिह्वाभ्यः jihvā́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | जिह्वायाः / जिह्वायै² jihvā́yāḥ / jihvā́yai² |
जिह्वाभ्याम् jihvā́bhyām |
जिह्वाभ्यः jihvā́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | जिह्वायाः / जिह्वायै² jihvā́yāḥ / jihvā́yai² |
जिह्वयोः jihváyoḥ |
जिह्वानाम् jihvā́nām |
| Locative | जिह्वायाम् jihvā́yām |
जिह्वयोः jihváyoḥ |
जिह्वासु jihvā́su |
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