𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• gīvā (Latin script)
• गीवा (Devanagari script)
• গীৰা (Bengali script)
• ගීවා (Sinhalese script)
• ဂီဝါ or ဂဳဝါ or ၷီဝႃ (Burmese script)
• คีวา (Thai script)
• ᨣᩦᩅᩤ (Tai Tham script)
• ຄີວາ (Lao script)
• គីវា (Khmer script)
• 𑄉𑄩𑅇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 f

1. Brahmi script form of gīvā

Declension

Declension table of "𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (gīvā)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬𑁄 (gīvāyo) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (gīvā)
Accusative (second)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀁 (gīvaṃ)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬𑁄 (gīvāyo) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (gīvā)
Instrumental (third)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬 (gīvāya)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺 (gīvāhi) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀪𑀺 (gīvābhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬 (gīvāya)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁 (gīvānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬 (gīvāya)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺 (gīvāhi) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀪𑀺 (gīvābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬 (gīvāya)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁 (gīvānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬 (gīvāya) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬𑀁 (gīvāyaṃ)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀼 (gīvāsu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑁂 (gīve)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬𑁄 (gīvāyo) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (gīvā)

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHwéh₂

Proto-Indo-Iranian *griHwáH

Sanskrit ग्रीवा (grīvā)

Prakrit 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (gīvā)

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्रीवा (grīvā). Cognate with Pali gīvā.

Noun

𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (gīvā) f (Devanagari गीवा)

1. (anatomy) neck

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (gīvā)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀑 (gīvāo) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀉 (gīvāu) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (gīvā)
Accusative	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀁 (gīvaṃ)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀑 (gīvāo) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀉 (gīvāu) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (gīvā)
Instrumental	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀏 (gīvāe) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀇 (gīvāi) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀅 (gīvāa)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺 (gīvāhi) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (gīvāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀑 (gīvāo) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀉 (gīvāu)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (gīvāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀏 (gīvāe) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀇 (gīvāi) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀅 (gīvāa)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀡 (gīvāṇa) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁 (gīvāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀏 (gīvāe) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀇 (gīvāi) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀅 (gīvāa)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀼 (gīvāsu) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (gīvāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑁂 (gīve) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (gīvā)	𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀑 (gīvāo) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀉 (gīvāu) or 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (gīvā)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “गीवा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 295.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “grīvā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 235