दीप

See also: दीप्

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दीप (dīpa).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪iːp/

Noun

दीप • (dīp) m (Urdu spelling دیپ)

light
lamp

Declension

Declension of *दीप* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	दीप dīp	दीप dīp
oblique	दीप dīp	दीपों dīpõ
vocative	दीप dīp	दीपो dīpo

Synonyms

दीपक (dīpak)
दीपिका (dīpikā)
दिया (diyā)
चिराग़ (cirāġ)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

dīpa (Latin script)
𑀤𑀻𑀧 (Brahmi script)
দীপ (Bengali script)
දීප (Sinhalese script)
ဒီပ or ဒဳပ or ၻီပ (Burmese script)
ทีป or ทีปะ (Thai script)
ᨴᩦᨷ (Tai Tham script)
ທີປ or ທີປະ (Lao script)
ទីប (Khmer script)
𑄘𑄩𑄛 (Chakma script)

Noun

दीप m

Devanagari script form of dīpa

Declension

Declension table of "दीप" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	दीपो (dīpo)	दीपा (dīpā)
Accusative (second)	दीपं (dīpaṃ)	दीपे (dīpe)
Instrumental (third)	दीपेन (dīpena)	दीपेहि (dīpehi) or दीपेभि (dīpebhi)
Dative (fourth)	दीपस्स (dīpassa) or दीपाय (dīpāya) or दीपत्थं (dīpatthaṃ)	दीपानं (dīpānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	दीपस्मा (dīpasmā) or दीपम्हा (dīpamhā) or दीपा (dīpā)	दीपेहि (dīpehi) or दीपेभि (dīpebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	दीपस्स (dīpassa)	दीपानं (dīpānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	दीपस्मिं (dīpasmiṃ) or दीपम्हि (dīpamhi) or दीपे (dīpe)	दीपेसु (dīpesu)
Vocative (calling)	दीप (dīpa)	दीपा (dīpā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

দীপ (Assamese script)
ᬤᬷᬧ (Balinese script)
দীপ (Bengali script)
𑰟𑰱𑰢 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀤𑀻𑀧 (Brahmi script)
ဒီပ (Burmese script)
દીપ (Gujarati script)
ਦੀਪ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌦𑍀𑌪 (Grantha script)
ꦢꦷꦥ (Javanese script)
𑂠𑂲𑂣 (Kaithi script)
ದೀಪ (Kannada script)
ទីប (Khmer script)
ທີປ (Lao script)
ദീപ (Malayalam script)
ᡩᡳᡳᢒᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘟𑘲𑘢 (Modi script)
ᢑᠢᠢᢒᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦿𑧓𑧂 (Nandinagari script)
𑐡𑐷𑐥 (Newa script)
ଦୀପ (Odia script)
ꢣꢷꢦ (Saurashtra script)
𑆢𑆵𑆥 (Sharada script)
𑖟𑖱𑖢 (Siddham script)
දීප (Sinhalese script)
𑩭𑩑𑩛𑩰 (Soyombo script)
𑚛𑚯𑚞 (Takri script)
தீ³ப (Tamil script)
దీప (Telugu script)
ทีป (Thai script)
དཱི་པ (Tibetan script)
𑒠𑒲𑒣 (Tirhuta script)
𑨛𑨁𑨊𑨞 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root दीप् (dīp, “to burn, shine, glow”) +‎ -अ (-a, nominalizing suffix).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /diː.pɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪iː.pɐ/

Noun

दीप • (dīpa) stem, m

a lamp, light

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दीप
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दीपः (dīpaḥ)	दीपौ (dīpau) दीपा¹ (dīpā¹)	दीपाः (dīpāḥ) दीपासः¹ (dīpāsaḥ¹)
accusative	दीपम् (dīpam)	दीपौ (dīpau) दीपा¹ (dīpā¹)	दीपान् (dīpān)
instrumental	दीपेन (dīpena)	दीपाभ्याम् (dīpābhyām)	दीपैः (dīpaiḥ) दीपेभिः¹ (dīpebhiḥ¹)
dative	दीपाय (dīpāya)	दीपाभ्याम् (dīpābhyām)	दीपेभ्यः (dīpebhyaḥ)
ablative	दीपात् (dīpāt)	दीपाभ्याम् (dīpābhyām)	दीपेभ्यः (dīpebhyaḥ)
genitive	दीपस्य (dīpasya)	दीपयोः (dīpayoḥ)	दीपानाम् (dīpānām)
locative	दीपे (dīpe)	दीपयोः (dīpayoḥ)	दीपेषु (dīpeṣu)
vocative	दीप (dīpa)	दीपौ (dīpau) दीपा¹ (dīpā¹)	दीपाः (dīpāḥ) दीपासः¹ (dīpāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Derived terms

दीपक (dīpaka)
दीपमाला (dīpamālā)
दीपलोक (dīpaloka)
दीपवृक्ष (dīpavṛkṣa)
दीपान्विता (dīpānvitā)
दीपावलि (dīpāvali)
दीपिका (dīpikā)
दीपोत्सव (dīpotsava)

Terms inherited from Prakrit: *𑀤𑀻𑀯~𑀟 (*dīva~ḍa)

Eastern:
- Magadhi Prakrit:
  - Bihari: दिउरी (diurī), दियरी (diyarī), दीरी (dīrī)
  - Odia: ଦିଓଡ଼ା (dioṛā), ଦିଓଡ଼ି (dioṛi)
Western:
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
  - Gujarati: દિવડો (divḍo)

Terms inherited from Prakrit: *𑀤𑀻𑀯~𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*dīva~lla)

Central:
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
  - Hindustani: dīwlā, dīwlī, dewlā, dewlī
    - Hindi: दीवला, दीवली, देवला, देवली
    - Urdu: دِیولَا (diyolā), دِیولِی (diyolī), دِولَا (divlā), دِولِی (divlī)
Eastern:
- Magadhi Prakrit:
  - Bihari: दिउली (diulī)

Descendants

Terms inherited from दीप (dīpa)

Dardic:
- → Proto-Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: diwā
  - Waigali: dēw
Pali: dīpa
Prakrit: 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva), 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀬 (dīvaya), 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀻 (dīvī), 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀺𑀅 (dīvia)
- Central:
  - Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
    - Awadhi: दिआ (diā)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Domaaki: [script needed] (dīa)
    - Hindustani: dīwā, dīyā
      - Hindi: दीवा, दीया
      - Urdu: دِیوَا (dīvā), دِیَا (diyā)
- Eastern:
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: দিয়া (dia)
    - Bengali: দিয়া (diẏa)
    - Bihari: दीया (dīyā)
      - Maithili: दीआ (dīā)
    - Odia: ଡିଆ (ḍiā)
- Northern:
  - Khasa Prakrit:
    - Central Pahari:
      - Garhwali: दिउ (diu)
      - Kumaoni: दियो (diyo), द्यू (dyū)
    - Eastern Pahari:
      - Nepali: दियो (diyo)
- Northwestern:
  - Paisaci Prakrit:
    - Takka Apabhramsa:
      - Lahnda: دِیوَا (dīvā)
        Saraiki: ݙِوَا (ḏivā)
        → Khowar: دِیوَ (dīwa)
        
        → Shina: ڈیوَا (ḍevā)
      - Punjabi: dīvā|, dīā
        Gurmukhi script: ਦੀਵਾ, ਦੀਆ
        
        Shahmukhi script: دِیوَا, دِیَا
    - Vracada Apabhramsa:
      - Sindhi: ḍ̠io
        Arabic script: ڏِو
        
        Devanagari script: ॾिओ
        
        Jadgali: [script needed] (dīwā)
        
        Kachchi: ડીયો (ḍīyo)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Sinhalese: දිව (diwa)
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Marathi: दिवा (divā), दिवी (divī)
- Western:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Gujarati: દીવો (dīvo), દીવી (dīvī)
    - Old Marwari: दिव (div)
→ Hindustani: dīp
- Hindi: दीप
- Urdu: دیپ (dep)

Terms borrowed from दीप (dīpa)

→ Tamil: தீபம் (tīpam)
→ Telugu: దీపము (dīpamu)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “दीप”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 481/1.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dipa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 363

Hindi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Synonyms

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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