जीवति

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Verb

जीवति (root jīv, first conjugation)

  1. Devanagari script form of jīvati

Sanskrit

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Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
    Proto-Indo-European *-wós
    Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós
    Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰíHwati
    Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati)

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰíHwati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti (“to live”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬘𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (juuaiti), Old Church Slavonic жити (žiti), Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô), Latin vīvō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    जीवति • (jī́vati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, present, root जीव्)

    1. lives, is or remains alive
    2. revives (sometimes with पुनर्- (punar-))
    3. supports life, keeps alive
    4. nourishes, brings up
    5. seeks a livelihood, wishes to live by

    Conjugation

    Present: जीवति (jī́vati), जीवते (jī́vate)
    Active Mediopassive
    Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
    Indicative
    Third जीवति
    jī́vati     		जीवतः
    jī́vataḥ     		जीवन्ति
    jī́vanti     		जीवते
    jī́vate     		जीवेते
    jī́vete     		जीवन्ते
    jī́vante
    Second जीवसि
    jī́vasi     		जीवथः
    jī́vathaḥ     		जीवथ
    jī́vatha     		जीवसे
    jī́vase     		जीवेथे
    jī́vethe     		जीवध्वे
    jī́vadhve
    First जीवामि
    jī́vāmi     		जीवावः
    jī́vāvaḥ     		जीवामः / जीवामसि¹
    jī́vāmaḥ / jī́vāmasi¹     		जीवे
    jī́ve     		जीवावहे
    jī́vāvahe     		जीवामहे
    jī́vāmahe
    Imperative
    Third जीवतु
    jī́vatu     		जीवताम्
    jī́vatām     		जीवन्तु
    jī́vantu     		जीवताम्
    jī́vatām     		जीवेताम्
    jī́vetām     		जीवन्ताम्
    jī́vantām
    Second जीव
    jī́va     		जीवतम्
    jī́vatam     		जीवत
    jī́vata     		जीवस्व
    jī́vasva     		जीवेथाम्
    jī́vethām     		जीवध्वम्
    jī́vadhvam
    First जीवानि
    jī́vāni     		जीवाव
    jī́vāva     		जीवाम
    jī́vāma     		जीवै
    jī́vai     		जीवावहै
    jī́vāvahai     		जीवामहै
    jī́vāmahai
    Optative/Potential
    Third जीवेत्
    jī́vet     		जीवेताम्
    jī́vetām     		जीवेयुः
    jī́veyuḥ     		जीवेत
    jī́veta     		जीवेयाताम्
    jī́veyātām     		जीवेरन्
    jī́veran
    Second जीवेः
    jī́veḥ     		जीवेतम्
    jī́vetam     		जीवेत
    jī́veta     		जीवेथाः
    jī́vethāḥ     		जीवेयाथाम्
    jī́veyāthām     		जीवेध्वम्
    jī́vedhvam
    First जीवेयम्
    jī́veyam     		जीवेव
    jī́veva     		जीवेम
    jī́vema     		जीवेय
    jī́veya     		जीवेवहि
    jī́vevahi     		जीवेमहि
    jī́vemahi
    Subjunctive
    Third जीवात् / जीवाति
    jī́vāt / jī́vāti     		जीवातः
    jī́vātaḥ     		जीवान्
    jī́vān     		जीवाते / जीवातै
    jī́vāte / jī́vātai     		जीवैते
    jī́vaite     		जीवन्त / जीवान्तै
    jī́vanta / jī́vāntai
    Second जीवाः / जीवासि
    jī́vāḥ / jī́vāsi     		जीवाथः
    jī́vāthaḥ     		जीवाथ
    jī́vātha     		जीवासे / जीवासै
    jī́vāse / jī́vāsai     		जीवैथे
    jī́vaithe     		जीवाध्वै
    jī́vādhvai
    First जीवानि
    jī́vāni     		जीवाव
    jī́vāva     		जीवाम
    jī́vāma     		जीवै
    jī́vai     		जीवावहै
    jī́vāvahai     		जीवामहै
    jī́vāmahai
    Participles
    जीवत्
    jī́vat     		जीवमान
    jī́vamāna
    Notes
    • The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit.
    • ¹Vedic
    Imperfect: अजीवत् (ájīvat), अजीवत (ájīvata)
    Active Mediopassive
    Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
    Indicative
    Third अजीवत्
    ájīvat     		अजीवताम्
    ájīvatām     		अजीवन्
    ájīvan     		अजीवत
    ájīvata     		अजीवेताम्
    ájīvetām     		अजीवन्त
    ájīvanta
    Second अजीवः
    ájīvaḥ     		अजीवतम्
    ájīvatam     		अजीवत
    ájīvata     		अजीवथाः
    ájīvathāḥ     		अजीवेथाम्
    ájīvethām     		अजीवध्वम्
    ájīvadhvam
    First अजीवम्
    ájīvam     		अजीवाव
    ájīvāva     		अजीवाम
    ájīvāma     		अजीवे
    ájīve     		अजीवावहि
    ájīvāvahi     		अजीवामहि
    ájīvāmahi

    Descendants

    • Dardic:
      • Kashmiri:
        Arabic script: زُوُن (zuwun)
        Devanagari script: ज़ुवुन (zuwun)
      • Shina: (žonu)
    • Pali: jīvati
    • Prakrit: 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀇 (jīvaï) (see there for further descendants)

    References

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