द्यु
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Sanskrit
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dyā́wṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky, heaven”). Cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús), Latin diēs, Hittite 𒅆𒍑 (sius).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]द्यु • (dyú) stem, m or f
- heaven, the sky
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.108.5:
- इ॒मा गावः॑ सरमे॒ या ऐच्छः॒ परि॑ दि॒वो अन्ता॑न्त्सुभगे॒ पत॑न्ती ।
कस्त॑ एना॒ अव॑ सृजा॒दयु॑ध्व्यु॒तास्माक॒मायु॑धा सन्ति ति॒ग्मा ॥- imā́ gā́vaḥ sarame yā́ áichaḥ pári divó ántān subhage pátantī
kás ta enā áva sṛjād áyudhvy utā́smā́kam ā́yudhā santi tigmā́ - These are the kine which, Saramā, thou seekest, flying, O Blest One, to the ends of heaven.
Who will loose these for thee without a battle? Yea, and sharp-pointed are our warlike weapons.
- imā́ gā́vaḥ sarame yā́ áichaḥ pári divó ántān subhage pátantī
- इ॒मा गावः॑ सरमे॒ या ऐच्छः॒ परि॑ दि॒वो अन्ता॑न्त्सुभगे॒ पत॑न्ती ।
- day
- brightness, sheen, glow
- fire
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | द्यौः (dyaúḥ) | द्यावा (dyāvā) द्यावौ (dyāvau) दिवौ (divau) |
दिवः (dívaḥ) द्यावः (dyā́vaḥ) |
vocative | द्यौः (dyaùḥ) | द्यावा (dyāvā) द्यावौ (dyāvau) दिवौ (divau) |
दिवः (dívaḥ) द्यावः (dyā́vaḥ) |
accusative | दिवम् (divam) द्याम् (dyā́m) |
द्यावा (dyāvā) द्यावौ (dyāvau) दिवौ (divau) |
दिवः (diváḥ) द्यून् (dyū́n) |
instrumental | दिवा (divā́) द्यवा (dyávā) |
द्युभ्याम् (dyúbhyām) | द्युभिः (dyúbhiḥ) |
dative | दिवे (divé) द्यवे (dyáve) |
द्युभ्याम् (dyúbhyām) | द्युभ्यः (dyúbhyaḥ) |
ablative | दिवः (diváḥ) द्योः (dyóḥ) |
द्युभ्याम् (dyúbhyām) | द्युभ्यः (dyúbhyaḥ) |
genitive | दिवः (diváḥ) द्योः (dyóḥ) |
द्यवोः (dyavoḥ) दिवोः (divoḥ) |
दिवाम् (divā́m) द्यवाम् (dyávām) |
locative | दिवि (diví) द्यवि (dyávi) |
द्यवोः (dyavoḥ) दिवोः (divoḥ) |
द्युषु (dyúṣu) |
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