𑀚𑀻𑀯

See also: 𑀚𑀯

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīvá).

Noun

𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)

1. living thing, life
   • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Girnar Major Rock Edict 1 :

     𑀇𑀥 𑀦 𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀺 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀁 𑀆𑀭𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀧𑀸 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀚𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬𑀁

     idha na kiṃci jīvaṃ ārabhitpā prajūhitavyaṃ

     Here no living being must be killed and sacrificed.

Alternative forms

Attested at Allahabad-Kosambi, Delhi-Meerut, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva.

Dialectal forms of 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (“living thing”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀚𑀺𑀯 (jiva)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
	Delhi-Meerut	𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
	Rampurva	𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
	Lauriya-Nandangarh	𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
	Lauriya-Araraj	𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
	Allahabad-Kosambi	𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
East	Dhauli	𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
	Jaugada	𑀚𑀸𑀯 (jāva)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨗𐨁𐨬 (jiva)
	Mansehra	𐨗𐨁𐨬 (jiva)
West	Girnar	𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (“living thing”)
𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva) (8) 𐨗𐨁𐨬 (jiva) (2) 𑀚𑀺𑀯 (jiva) (1) 𑀚𑀸𑀯 (jāva) (1)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• jīva (Latin script)
• जीव (Devanagari script)
• জীৰ (Bengali script)
• ජීව (Sinhalese script)
• ဇီဝ or ဇဳဝ or ၹီဝ (Burmese script)
• ชีว or ชีวะ (Thai script)
• ᨩᩦᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊີວ or ຊີວະ (Lao script)
• ជីវ (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄩𑅇 (Chakma script)

Adjective

𑀚𑀻𑀯

1. Brahmi script form of jīva (“living”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀚𑀻𑀯" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁄 (jīvo)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā)
Accusative (second)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀁 (jīvaṃ)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jīve)
Instrumental (third)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀦 (jīvena)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺 (jīvehi) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀪𑀺 (jīvebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jīvassa) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬 (jīvāya) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (jīvatthaṃ)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁 (jīvānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (jīvasmā) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (jīvamhā) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺 (jīvehi) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀪𑀺 (jīvebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jīvassa)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁 (jīvānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (jīvasmiṃ) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (jīvamhi) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jīve)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼 (jīvesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā)

Declension table of "𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬𑁄 (jīvāyo) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā)
Accusative (second)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀁 (jīvaṃ)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬𑁄 (jīvāyo) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā)
Instrumental (third)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬 (jīvāya)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺 (jīvāhi) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀪𑀺 (jīvābhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬 (jīvāya)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁 (jīvānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬 (jīvāya)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺 (jīvāhi) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀪𑀺 (jīvābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬 (jīvāya)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁 (jīvānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬 (jīvāya) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬𑀁 (jīvāyaṃ)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀼 (jīvāsu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jīve)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬𑁄 (jīvāyo) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā)

Declension table of "𑀚𑀻𑀯" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀁 (jīvaṃ)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀺 (jīvāni)
Accusative (second)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀁 (jīvaṃ)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀺 (jīvāni)
Instrumental (third)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀦 (jīvena)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺 (jīvehi) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀪𑀺 (jīvebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jīvassa) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬 (jīvāya) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (jīvatthaṃ)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁 (jīvānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (jīvasmā) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (jīvamhā) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺 (jīvehi) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀪𑀺 (jīvebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jīvassa)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁 (jīvānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (jīvasmiṃ) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (jīvamhi) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jīve)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼 (jīvesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀺 (jīvāni)

Noun

𑀚𑀻𑀯 m or n

1. Brahmi script form of jīva (“life”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀚𑀻𑀯" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀁 (jīvaṃ)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀺 (jīvāni)
Accusative (second)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀁 (jīvaṃ)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀺 (jīvāni)
Instrumental (third)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀦 (jīvena)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺 (jīvehi) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀪𑀺 (jīvebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jīvassa) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀬 (jīvāya) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (jīvatthaṃ)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁 (jīvānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (jīvasmā) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (jīvamhā) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺 (jīvehi) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀪𑀺 (jīvebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jīvassa)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁 (jīvānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (jīvasmiṃ) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (jīvamhi) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jīve)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼 (jīvesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀺 (jīvāni)

When masculine, the nominative, vocative and accusative are:

Declension table of "𑀚𑀻𑀯" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁄 (jīvo)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā)
Accusative (second)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀁 (jīvaṃ)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jīve)
Vocative (calling)	𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)	𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā)