dīgha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀤𑀻𑀖 (Brahmi script)
• दीघ (Devanagari script)
• দীঘ (Bengali script)
• දීඝ (Sinhalese script)
• ဒီဃ or ဒဳဃ or ၻီꧠ (Burmese script)
• ทีฆ or ทีฆะ (Thai script)
• ᨴᩦᨥ (Tai Tham script)
• ທີຆ or ທີຆະ (Lao script)
• ទីឃ (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄩𑄊 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha).

Adjective

dīgha

1. long

Declension

Declension table of "dīgha" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	dīgho	dīghā
Accusative (second)	dīghaṃ	dīghe
Instrumental (third)	dīghena	dīghehi or dīghebhi
Dative (fourth)	dīghassa or dīghāya or dīghatthaṃ	dīghānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dīghasmā or dīghamhā or dīghā	dīghehi or dīghebhi
Genitive (sixth)	dīghassa	dīghānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dīghasmiṃ or dīghamhi or dīghe	dīghesu
Vocative (calling)	dīgha	dīghā

Declension table of "dīghā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	dīghā	dīghāyo or dīghā
Accusative (second)	dīghaṃ	dīghāyo or dīghā
Instrumental (third)	dīghāya	dīghāhi or dīghābhi
Dative (fourth)	dīghāya	dīghānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dīghāya	dīghāhi or dīghābhi
Genitive (sixth)	dīghāya	dīghānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dīghāya or dīghāyaṃ	dīghāsu
Vocative (calling)	dīghe	dīghāyo or dīghā

Declension table of "dīgha" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	dīghaṃ	dīghāni
Accusative (second)	dīghaṃ	dīghāni
Instrumental (third)	dīghena	dīghehi or dīghebhi
Dative (fourth)	dīghassa or dīghāya or dīghatthaṃ	dīghānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dīghasmā or dīghamhā or dīghā	dīghehi or dīghebhi
Genitive (sixth)	dīghassa	dīghānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dīghasmiṃ or dīghamhi or dīghe	dīghesu
Vocative (calling)	dīgha	dīghāni

Descendants

• → Burmese: ဒီဃ (digha.)
• → Thai: ทีฆ (tîik)

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “dīgha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead