jīva

See also: jiva and jíva

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (Brahmi 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)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जीव (jīvá).

Adjective

jīva

1. living

Declension

Declension table of "jīva" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	jīvo	jīvā
Accusative (second)	jīvaṃ	jīve
Instrumental (third)	jīvena	jīvehi or jīvebhi
Dative (fourth)	jīvassa or jīvāya or jīvatthaṃ	jīvānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	jīvasmā or jīvamhā or jīvā	jīvehi or jīvebhi
Genitive (sixth)	jīvassa	jīvānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	jīvasmiṃ or jīvamhi or jīve	jīvesu
Vocative (calling)	jīva	jīvā

Declension table of "jīvā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	jīvā	jīvāyo or jīvā
Accusative (second)	jīvaṃ	jīvāyo or jīvā
Instrumental (third)	jīvāya	jīvāhi or jīvābhi
Dative (fourth)	jīvāya	jīvānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	jīvāya	jīvāhi or jīvābhi
Genitive (sixth)	jīvāya	jīvānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	jīvāya or jīvāyaṃ	jīvāsu
Vocative (calling)	jīve	jīvāyo or jīvā

Declension table of "jīva" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	jīvaṃ	jīvāni
Accusative (second)	jīvaṃ	jīvāni
Instrumental (third)	jīvena	jīvehi or jīvebhi
Dative (fourth)	jīvassa or jīvāya or jīvatthaṃ	jīvānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	jīvasmā or jīvamhā or jīvā	jīvehi or jīvebhi
Genitive (sixth)	jīvassa	jīvānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	jīvasmiṃ or jīvamhi or jīve	jīvesu
Vocative (calling)	jīva	jīvāni

Noun

jīva m or n

1. life

Declension

Declension table of "jīva" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	jīvaṃ	jīvāni
Accusative (second)	jīvaṃ	jīvāni
Instrumental (third)	jīvena	jīvehi or jīvebhi
Dative (fourth)	jīvassa or jīvāya or jīvatthaṃ	jīvānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	jīvasmā or jīvamhā or jīvā	jīvehi or jīvebhi
Genitive (sixth)	jīvassa	jīvānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	jīvasmiṃ or jīvamhi or jīve	jīvesu
Vocative (calling)	jīva	jīvāni

When masculine, the nominative, vocative and accusative are instead:

Declension table of "jīva" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	jīvo	jīvā
Accusative (second)	jīvaṃ	jīve
Vocative (calling)	jīva	jīvā

Descendants

• Burmese: ဇီဝ (jiwa.)
• Khmer: ជីព (ciip), ជីវៈ (ciivĕəʼ)
• Lao: ຊີບ (sīp)
• Thai: ชีพ (chîip)

References

Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 171.