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दिव्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *diHw- ~ *dyuH- (to endeavour), see further दीव् (dīv).

    Root

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    दिव् (div)

    1. to cast, throw (a dice)
    2. to gamble
    3. to play, sport
    4. to praise, rejoice, be drunk or mad
    5. to sleep
    6. to wish for
    7. to spread, increase
    8. to go
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    Etymology 2

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      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Root

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      दिव् (div)

      1. to cause to lament, to pain
      2. to ask, beg
      3. to go
      4. to suffer pain
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        Etymology 3

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          Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dyew-, see further द्यु (dyu).

          Pronunciation

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          दिव् (div)

          1. to shine
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          Noun

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          दिव् (dív) stemm or f

          1. Alternative form of द्यु (dyú)

          Further reading

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          • Monier Williams (1899) “दिव्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 478.
          • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “div”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
          • Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “दिव्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
          • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “दिव्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press