दी

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪iː/

Verb

दी ()

  1. inflection of देना (denā):
    1. feminine singular perfective participle
    2. feminine singular perfect indicative

Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂- (to shine, be bright). Cognate with Ancient Greek δῆλος (dêlos, visible, conspicuous) and possibly Lithuanian dìdis (large).

Root

दी ()

  1. to shine, be bright
  2. to excel, please, be admired
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (to chase (away)). Cognate with Ancient Greek δῐ́ω (díō, flee), Lithuanian dainà (song).

Root

दी ()

  1. to soar, fly

References

  • Monier Williams (1899), दी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0480.
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), दी”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 074
  • Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), दी”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
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