दीव्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *diHw- ~ *dyuH- (“to endeavour”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬛𐬍𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬧𐬙𐬍‎ (ādīuuiieiṇtī, “to endeavour”), Ossetian ӕндеун (ændewn), ӕндиуын (ændiwyn, “to dare”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪íːʋ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /d̪iːʋ/

Noun

दीव् • (dī́v) f

gambling, game of dice
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda

Declension

Declension of दीव्

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-	-	-
Vocative	-	-	-
Accusative	द्युवम् (dyúvam)	-	-
Instrumental	-	-	-
Dative	दीवे (dīvé), द्युवे (dyuvé)	-	-
Ablative	-	-	-
Genitive	-	-	-
Locative	दीवि (dīví)	-	-

Related terms

द्यूत (dyūta)

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