शैव
Appearance
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- শৈৱ (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬿᬯ (Balinese script)
- শৈব (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰹𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑁃𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- ၐဲဝ (Burmese script)
- શૈવ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ੈਵ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍈𑌵 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦻꦮ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂶𑂫 (Kaithi script)
- ಶೈವ (Kannada script)
- ឝៃវ (Khmer script)
- ໄຨວ (Lao script)
- ശൈവ (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᠠᡳᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘺𑘪 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠧᠧᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧛𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐿𑐰 (Newa script)
- ଶୈଵ (Odia script)
- ꢯꣀꢮ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆽𑆮 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖹𑖪 (Siddham script)
- ශෛව (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩗𑩾 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚳𑚦 (Takri script)
- ஶைவ (Tamil script)
- శైవ (Telugu script)
- ไศว (Thai script)
- ཤཻ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒻𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨇𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]Vṛddhi derivative of शिव (śivá).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]शैव • (śaiva) stem
- relating to, belonging to, or sacred to Shiva
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | शैवः (śaivaḥ) | शैवौ (śaivau) शैवा¹ (śaivā¹) |
शैवाः (śaivāḥ) शैवासः¹ (śaivāsaḥ¹) |
vocative | शैव (śaiva) | शैवौ (śaivau) शैवा¹ (śaivā¹) |
शैवाः (śaivāḥ) शैवासः¹ (śaivāsaḥ¹) |
accusative | शैवम् (śaivam) | शैवौ (śaivau) शैवा¹ (śaivā¹) |
शैवान् (śaivān) |
instrumental | शैवेन (śaivena) | शैवाभ्याम् (śaivābhyām) | शैवैः (śaivaiḥ) शैवेभिः¹ (śaivebhiḥ¹) |
dative | शैवाय (śaivāya) | शैवाभ्याम् (śaivābhyām) | शैवेभ्यः (śaivebhyaḥ) |
ablative | शैवात् (śaivāt) | शैवाभ्याम् (śaivābhyām) | शैवेभ्यः (śaivebhyaḥ) |
genitive | शैवस्य (śaivasya) | शैवयोः (śaivayoḥ) | शैवानाम् (śaivānām) |
locative | शैवे (śaive) | शैवयोः (śaivayoḥ) | शैवेषु (śaiveṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | शैवी (śaivī) | शैव्यौ (śaivyau) शैवी¹ (śaivī¹) |
शैव्यः (śaivyaḥ) शैवीः¹ (śaivīḥ¹) |
vocative | शैवि (śaivi) | शैव्यौ (śaivyau) शैवी¹ (śaivī¹) |
शैव्यः (śaivyaḥ) शैवीः¹ (śaivīḥ¹) |
accusative | शैवीम् (śaivīm) | शैव्यौ (śaivyau) शैवी¹ (śaivī¹) |
शैवीः (śaivīḥ) |
instrumental | शैव्या (śaivyā) | शैवीभ्याम् (śaivībhyām) | शैवीभिः (śaivībhiḥ) |
dative | शैव्यै (śaivyai) | शैवीभ्याम् (śaivībhyām) | शैवीभ्यः (śaivībhyaḥ) |
ablative | शैव्याः (śaivyāḥ) शैव्यै² (śaivyai²) |
शैवीभ्याम् (śaivībhyām) | शैवीभ्यः (śaivībhyaḥ) |
genitive | शैव्याः (śaivyāḥ) शैव्यै² (śaivyai²) |
शैव्योः (śaivyoḥ) | शैवीनाम् (śaivīnām) |
locative | शैव्याम् (śaivyām) | शैव्योः (śaivyoḥ) | शैवीषु (śaivīṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | शैवम् (śaivam) | शैवे (śaive) | शैवानि (śaivāni) शैवा¹ (śaivā¹) |
vocative | शैव (śaiva) | शैवे (śaive) | शैवानि (śaivāni) शैवा¹ (śaivā¹) |
accusative | शैवम् (śaivam) | शैवे (śaive) | शैवानि (śaivāni) शैवा¹ (śaivā¹) |
instrumental | शैवेन (śaivena) | शैवाभ्याम् (śaivābhyām) | शैवैः (śaivaiḥ) शैवेभिः¹ (śaivebhiḥ¹) |
dative | शैवाय (śaivāya) | शैवाभ्याम् (śaivābhyām) | शैवेभ्यः (śaivebhyaḥ) |
ablative | शैवात् (śaivāt) | शैवाभ्याम् (śaivābhyām) | शैवेभ्यः (śaivebhyaḥ) |
genitive | शैवस्य (śaivasya) | शैवयोः (śaivayoḥ) | शैवानाम् (śaivānām) |
locative | शैवे (śaive) | शैवयोः (śaivayoḥ) | शैवेषु (śaiveṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
[edit]शैव • (śaiva) stem, m
- a worshipper of Shiva, a follower of Shaivism
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | शैवः (śaivaḥ) | शैवौ (śaivau) | शैवाः (śaivāḥ) |
vocative | शैव (śaiva) | शैवौ (śaivau) | शैवाः (śaivāḥ) |
accusative | शैवम् (śaivam) | शैवौ (śaivau) | शैवान् (śaivān) |
instrumental | शैवेन (śaivena) | शैवाभ्याम् (śaivābhyām) | शैवैः (śaivaiḥ) |
dative | शैवाय (śaivāya) | शैवाभ्याम् (śaivābhyām) | शैवेभ्यः (śaivebhyaḥ) |
ablative | शैवात् (śaivāt) | शैवाभ्याम् (śaivābhyām) | शैवेभ्यः (śaivebhyaḥ) |
genitive | शैवस्य (śaivasya) | शैवयोः (śaivayoḥ) | शैवानाम् (śaivānām) |
locative | शैवे (śaive) | शैवयोः (śaivayoḥ) | शैवेषु (śaiveṣu) |
Descendants
[edit]- → Assamese: শৈব (xoibo)
- → Bengali: শৈব (śōib)
- → English: Saiva
- → Gujarati: શૈવ (śaiv)
- → Hindi: शैव (śaiv)
- → Kannada: ಶೈವ (śaiva)
- → Old Marathi:
- → Marathi: शैव (śaiv)
- → Punjabi: ਸ਼ੈਵ (śaiv)
- → Sinhalese: ශෛව (śaiwa)
- → Tamil: சைவ (caiva)
- ⇒ Telugu: శైవము (śaivamu), Telugu: శైవుడు (śaivuḍu)
References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899) “शैव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1090, column 2.