ददाति

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

dadāti (Latin script)
𑀤𑀤𑀸𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
দদাতি (Bengali script)
දදාති (Sinhalese script)
ဒဒါတိ or ၻၻႃတိ (Burmese script)
ททาติ or ทะทาติ (Thai script)
ᨴᨴᩣᨲᩥ or ᨴᨴᩤᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
ທທາຕິ or ທະທາຕິ (Lao script)
ទទាតិ (Khmer script)
𑄘𑄘𑄂𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Verb

ददाति (root dā, first conjugation)

Devanagari script form of dadāti (“to give”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ददाति"

	Active		Middle
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	ददामि (dadāmi)	ददाम (dadāma)
2nd	ददासि (dadāsi)	ददाथ (dadātha)
3rd	ददाति (dadāti)	ददन्ति (dadanti)
Imperfect
1st	अदद (adada) or अददं (adadaṃ) or दद (dada) or ददं (dadaṃ)	अददम्हा (adadamhā) or ददम्हा (dadamhā)
2nd	अददो (adado) or ददो (dado)	अददत्थ (adadattha) or ददत्थ (dadattha)
3rd	अदद (adada) or अददा (adadā) or दद (dada) or ददा (dadā)	अददु (adadu) or अददू (adadū) or ददु (dadu) or ददू (dadū)
Imperative
1st	ददामि (dadāmi)	ददाम (dadāma)		ददामसे (dadāmase)
2nd	ददा (dadā) or ददाहि (dadāhi)	ददाथ (dadātha)
3rd	ददातु (dadātu)	ददन्तु (dadantu)
Optative
1st	ददेय्यामि (dadeyyāmi) or ददेय्यं (dadeyyaṃ) or दज्जामि (dajjāmi)	ददेय्याम (dadeyyāma) or दज्जाम (dajjāma)
2nd	ददेय्यासि (dadeyyāsi) or दज्जासि (dajjāsi)	ददेय्याथ (dadeyyātha) or दज्जाथ (dajjātha)
3rd	ददेय्य (dadeyya) or ददे (dade) or दज्जा (dajjā)	ददेय्युं (dadeyyuṃ) or दज्जुं (dajjuṃ)
Aorist
1st	अदासिं (adāsiṃ) or अदं (adaṃ)	अदम्ह (adamha) or अदम्हा (adamhā)
2nd	अदासि (adāsi) or अदो (ado)	अदत्थ (adattha) or दत्थ (dattha)
3rd	अदासि (adāsi) or अदा (adā)	अदंसु (adaṃsu)

Present active participle: ददन्त् (dadant), which see for forms and usage
Present middle participle: ददमान (dadamāna), which see for forms and usage
Past participle: दिन्न (dinna), दत्त (datta)
Gerundive: दातब्ब (dātabba)
Causative: दापेति (dāpeti), दापयति (dāpayati)
Passive: दीयति (dīyati), दिय्यति (diyyati)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

দদাতি (Assamese script)
ᬤᬤᬵᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
দদাতি (Bengali script)
𑰟𑰟𑰯𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀤𑀤𑀸𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
ဒဒါတိ (Burmese script)
દદાતિ (Gujarati script)
ਦਦਾਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌦𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
ꦢꦢꦴꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
𑂠𑂠𑂰𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
ದದಾತಿ (Kannada script)
ទទាតិ (Khmer script)
ທທາຕິ (Lao script)
ദദാതി (Malayalam script)
ᡩᠠᡩᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘟𑘟𑘰𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
ᢑᠠᢑᠠᢗᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑦿𑦿𑧑𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐡𑐡𑐵𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
ଦଦାତି (Odia script)
ꢣꢣꢵꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆢𑆢𑆳𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖟𑖟𑖯𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
දදාති (Sinhalese script)
𑩭𑩭𑩛𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
𑚛𑚛𑚭𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
த³த³ாதி (Tamil script)
దదాతి (Telugu script)
ททาติ (Thai script)
ད་དཱ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
𑒠𑒠𑒰𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
𑨛𑨛𑨊𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *dádaHti

Sanskrit ददा॑ति (dádāti)

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti. Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬛𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 (dadāⁱti), Old Persian 𐎭𐎭𐎠𐎬𐎢𐎺 (d-d-a-tu-u-v /⁠dadātuv⁠/), Proto-Slavic *dati, Lithuanian duoti, Ancient Greek δίδωμι (dídōmi), Oscan 𐌃𐌄𐌃𐌄𐌃 (deded), Latin dō.

The "wish to place" sense are from a conflation with दधाति (dadhāti) in PIE, see Latin -dō.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ́.dɑː.ti/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ɐ.d̪ɑː.t̪i/

Verb

ददा॑ति • (dádāti) third-singular indicative (class 3, type P, root दा)

to give, bestow, grant, yield, impart, present, offer to
to give (a daughter) in marriage
to hand over
to give back
to pay
to give up, cede
to sell
to sacrifice
to offer (an oblation etc.)
to communicate, teach, utter (blessings), give (answer), speak, to address a speech to
to permit, allow
to permit sexual intercourse
to place, put, apply (in medicine)
to add
to show
to demand from

Conjugation

Present: ददाति (dádāti), दत्ते (datté)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	ददाति dádāti	दत्तः dattáḥ	ददति dádati	दत्ते datté	ददाते dadā́te	ददते dádate
Second	ददासि dádāsi	दत्थः dattháḥ	दत्थ datthá	दत्से datsé	ददाथे dadā́the	दद्ध्वे daddhvé
First	ददामि / दद्मि dádāmi / dadmi	दद्वः dadváḥ	दद्मः / दद्मसि¹ dadmáḥ / dadmási¹	ददे dadé	दद्वहे dádvahe	दद्महे dádmahe
Imperative
Third	ददातु dádātu	दत्ताम् dattā́m	ददतु dádatu	दत्ताम् dattā́m	ददाताम् dádātām	ददताम् dádatām
Second	देहि / दद्धि¹ / दत्तात्¹ dehí / daddhí¹ / dattā́t¹	दत्तम् dattám	दत्त / ददात¹ / ददातन¹ dattá / dádāta¹ / dádātana¹	दत्स्व datsvá	ददाथाम् dádāthām	दद्ध्वम् daddhvám
First	ददानि dádāni	ददाव dádāva	ददाम dádāma	ददै dádai	ददावहै dádāvahai	ददामहै dádāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	दद्यात् dadyā́t	दद्याताम् dadyā́tām	दद्युः dadyúḥ	ददीत dádīta	ददीयाताम् dádīyātām	ददीरन् dádīran
Second	दद्याः dadyā́ḥ	दद्यातम् dadyā́tam	दद्यात dadyā́ta	ददीथाः dádīthāḥ	ददीयाथाम् dádīyāthām	ददीध्वम् dádīdhvam
First	दद्याम् dadyā́m	दद्याव dadyā́va	दद्याम dadyā́ma	ददीय dádīya	ददीवहि dádīvahi	ददीमहि dádīmahi
Subjunctive
Third	ददात् / ददाति dádāt / dádāti	ददातः dádātaḥ	ददान् dádān	ददाते / ददातै dádāte / dádātai	ददैते dádaite	ददान्त / ददान्तै dádānta / dádāntai
Second	ददाः / ददासि dádāḥ / dádāsi	ददाथः dádāthaḥ	ददाथ dádātha	ददासे / ददासै dádāse / dádāsai	ददैथे dádaithe	ददाध्वे / ददाध्वै dádādhve / dádādhvai
First	ददानि / ददा dádāni / dádā	ददाव dádāva	ददाम dádāma	ददै dádai	ददावहै dádāvahai	ददामहै dádāmahai
Participles
	ददत् dádat			ददान dádāna
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic ¹Vedic

Imperfect: अददात् (ádadāt), अदत्त (ádatta)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अददात् ádadāt	अदत्ताम् ádattām	अददुः ádaduḥ	अदत्त ádatta	अददाताम् ádadātām	अददत ádadata
Second	अददाः ádadāḥ	अदत्तम् ádattam	अदत्त / अदत्तन¹ / अददात¹ ádatta / ádattana¹ / ádadāta¹	अदत्थाः ádatthāḥ	अददाथाम् ádadāthām	अदद्ध्वम् ádaddhvam
First	अददाम् ádadām	अदद्व ádadva	अदद्म ádadma	अददि ádadi	अदद्वहि ádadvahi	अदद्महि ádadmahi
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀤𑁂𑀇 (dei), 𑀤𑁂𑀤𑀺 (dedi) — Śaurasenī (see there for further descendants)
Pali: dadāti, deti

References

Monier Williams (1899) “ददाति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 473.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dádāti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 351