द्वीप
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa).
Noun
द्वीप • (dvīp) m
Declension
Declension of द्वीप (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms
- द्वीपसमूह (dvīpsamūh, “archipelago”)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- দ্বীপ (Assamese script)
- ᬤ᭄ᬯᬷᬧ (Balinese script)
- দ্বীপ (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰿𑰪𑰱𑰢 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀧 (Brahmi script)
- ဒွီပ (Burmese script)
- દ્વીપ (Gujarati script)
- ਦ੍ਵੀਪ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌪 (Grantha script)
- ꦢ꧀ꦮꦷꦥ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂹𑂫𑂲𑂣 (Kaithi script)
- ದ್ವೀಪ (Kannada script)
- ទ្វីប (Khmer script)
- ທ຺ວີປ (Lao script)
- ദ്വീപ (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᠣᠸᡳᡳᢒᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘿𑘪𑘲𑘢 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠸᠢᠢᢒᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧠𑧊𑧓𑧂 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑑂𑐰𑐷𑐥 (Newa script)
- ଦ୍ଵୀପ (Odia script)
- ꢣ꣄ꢮꢷꢦ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑇀𑆮𑆵𑆥 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖿𑖪𑖱𑖢 (Siddham script)
- ද්වීප (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭 𑪙𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩰 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚶𑚦𑚯𑚞 (Takri script)
- த்³வீப (Tamil script)
- ద్వీప (Telugu script)
- ทฺวีป (Thai script)
- དྭཱི་པ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑓂𑒫𑒲𑒣 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑩇𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨞 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwi-Hp-ás (“island”, literally “double-watered”), from *dwi- (“two”, compounding form of *dwáH (“two”)) + *Hā́ps (“water”). Related to Younger Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬉𐬞𐬇 (duuaēpə̄, “on the island”). For the formation, compare अनूप (anūpá).
Pronunciation
Noun
द्वीप • (dvīpá) stem, m or n
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of द्वीप (dvīpá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | द्वीपः dvīpáḥ |
द्वीपौ / द्वीपा¹ dvīpaú / dvīpā́¹ |
द्वीपाः / द्वीपासः¹ dvīpā́ḥ / dvīpā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | द्वीप dvī́pa |
द्वीपौ / द्वीपा¹ dvī́pau / dvī́pā¹ |
द्वीपाः / द्वीपासः¹ dvī́pāḥ / dvī́pāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | द्वीपम् dvīpám |
द्वीपौ / द्वीपा¹ dvīpaú / dvīpā́¹ |
द्वीपान् dvīpā́n |
| Instrumental | द्वीपेन dvīpéna |
द्वीपाभ्याम् dvīpā́bhyām |
द्वीपैः / द्वीपेभिः¹ dvīpaíḥ / dvīpébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | द्वीपाय dvīpā́ya |
द्वीपाभ्याम् dvīpā́bhyām |
द्वीपेभ्यः dvīpébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | द्वीपात् dvīpā́t |
द्वीपाभ्याम् dvīpā́bhyām |
द्वीपेभ्यः dvīpébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | द्वीपस्य dvīpásya |
द्वीपयोः dvīpáyoḥ |
द्वीपानाम् dvīpā́nām |
| Locative | द्वीपे dvīpé |
द्वीपयोः dvīpáyoḥ |
द्वीपेषु dvīpéṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Neuter a-stem declension of द्वीप (dvīpá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | द्वीपम् dvīpám |
द्वीपे dvīpé |
द्वीपानि / द्वीपा¹ dvīpā́ni / dvīpā́¹ |
| Vocative | द्वीप dvī́pa |
द्वीपे dvī́pe |
द्वीपानि / द्वीपा¹ dvī́pāni / dvī́pā¹ |
| Accusative | द्वीपम् dvīpám |
द्वीपे dvīpé |
द्वीपानि / द्वीपा¹ dvīpā́ni / dvīpā́¹ |
| Instrumental | द्वीपेन dvīpéna |
द्वीपाभ्याम् dvīpā́bhyām |
द्वीपैः / द्वीपेभिः¹ dvīpaíḥ / dvīpébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | द्वीपाय dvīpā́ya |
द्वीपाभ्याम् dvīpā́bhyām |
द्वीपेभ्यः dvīpébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | द्वीपात् dvīpā́t |
द्वीपाभ्याम् dvīpā́bhyām |
द्वीपेभ्यः dvīpébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | द्वीपस्य dvīpásya |
द्वीपयोः dvīpáyoḥ |
द्वीपानाम् dvīpā́nām |
| Locative | द्वीपे dvīpé |
द्वीपयोः dvīpáyoḥ |
द्वीपेषु dvīpéṣu |
| Notes |
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Derived terms
- द्वैप्य (dvaipya)
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva)
- Pali: dīpa
- → Assamese: দ্বীপ (dip)
- → Bengali: দ্বীপ (dip)
- → Hindi: द्वीप (dvīp)
- → Kannada: ದ್ವೀಪ (dvīpa)
- → Khmer: ទ្វីប (tviip)
- → Lao: ທະວີບ (tha wīp)
- → Lü: ᦑᦞᦲᧇ (tviib)
- → Mongolian: тив (tiv)
- → Odia: ଦ୍ଵୀପ (dvipa)
- → Old Javanese: dwīpa
- → Punjabi: ਦੀਪ (dīpa)
- → Thai: ทวีป (tá-wîip)
- → Telugu: ద్వీపము (dvīpamu)
References
- Klein, Joseph, Fritz (2018): Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics