दीपावलि
See also: दीपावली
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪iː.pɑː.ʋə.liː/, [d̪iː.päː.ʋɐ.liː]
Noun
दीपावलि • (dīpāvali) f (Urdu spelling دِیپاوَلِی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दीपावलि dīpāvali |
दीपावलियाँ dīpāvaliyā̃ |
| oblique | दीपावलि dīpāvali |
दीपावलियों dīpāvaliyõ |
| vocative | दीपावलि dīpāvali |
दीपावलियो dīpāvaliyo |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- দীপাৱলি (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬷᬧᬵᬯᬮᬶ (Balinese script)
- দীপাবলি (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰱𑰢𑰯𑰪𑰩𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀸𑀯𑀮𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ဒီပါဝလိ (Burmese script)
- દીપાવલિ (Gujarati script)
- ਦੀਪਾਵਲਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦷꦥꦴꦮꦭꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂲𑂣𑂰𑂫𑂪𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ದೀಪಾವಲಿ (Kannada script)
- ទីបាវលិ (Khmer script)
- ທີປາວລິ (Lao script)
- ദീപാവലി (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᡳᡳᢒᠠ᠊ᠠᠸᠠᠯᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘲𑘢𑘰𑘪𑘩𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠢᠢᢒᠠᢗᠸᠠᠯᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧓𑧂𑧑𑧊𑧉𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐷𑐥𑐵𑐰𑐮𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଦୀପାଵଲି (Odia script)
- ꢣꢷꢦꢵꢮꢭꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆵𑆥𑆳𑆮𑆬𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖱𑖢𑖯𑖪𑖩𑖰 (Siddham script)
- දීපාවලි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩑𑩛𑩰𑩛𑩾𑩽𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚯𑚞𑚭𑚦𑚥𑚮 (Takri script)
- தீ³பாவலி (Tamil script)
- దీపావలి (Telugu script)
- ทีปาวลิ (Thai script)
- དཱི་པཱ་ཝ་ལི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒲𑒣𑒰𑒫𑒪𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨁𑨊𑨞𑨊𑨭𑨬𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of दीप (dīpa, “light”) + आवलि (āvali, “line, row”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /diː.pɑː.ʋɐ.li/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪iː.pɑː.ʋɐ.l̪i/
Noun
दीपावलि • (dīpāvali) stem, f
- a row of lights, illumination
- Synonym: दीपमाला (dīpamālā)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | दीपावलिः (dīpāvaliḥ) | दीपावली (dīpāvalī) | दीपावलयः (dīpāvalayaḥ) |
| accusative | दीपावलिम् (dīpāvalim) | दीपावली (dīpāvalī) | दीपावलीः (dīpāvalīḥ) |
| instrumental | दीपावल्या (dīpāvalyā) दीपावली¹ (dīpāvalī¹) |
दीपावलिभ्याम् (dīpāvalibhyām) | दीपावलिभिः (dīpāvalibhiḥ) |
| dative | दीपावलये (dīpāvalaye) दीपावल्यै² (dīpāvalyai²) दीपावली¹ (dīpāvalī¹) |
दीपावलिभ्याम् (dīpāvalibhyām) | दीपावलिभ्यः (dīpāvalibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | दीपावलेः (dīpāvaleḥ) दीपावल्याः² (dīpāvalyāḥ²) दीपावल्यै³ (dīpāvalyai³) |
दीपावलिभ्याम् (dīpāvalibhyām) | दीपावलिभ्यः (dīpāvalibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | दीपावलेः (dīpāvaleḥ) दीपावल्याः² (dīpāvalyāḥ²) दीपावल्यै³ (dīpāvalyai³) |
दीपावल्योः (dīpāvalyoḥ) | दीपावलीनाम् (dīpāvalīnām) |
| locative | दीपावलौ (dīpāvalau) दीपावल्याम्² (dīpāvalyām²) दीपावला¹ (dīpāvalā¹) |
दीपावल्योः (dīpāvalyoḥ) | दीपावलिषु (dīpāvaliṣu) |
| vocative | दीपावले (dīpāvale) | दीपावली (dīpāvalī) | दीपावलयः (dīpāvalayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Proper noun
दीपावलि • (dīpāvali) stem, f
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀻 (dīvālī), 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀯𑀮𑀻 (dīvāvalī) (see there for further descendants)
- → Hindustani:
- → Kannada: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ (dīpāvaḷi)
- → Malayalam: ദീപാവലി (dīpāvali)
- → Tamil: தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi)
- → Telugu: దీపావళి (dīpāvaḷi)
- → Tulu: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ (dīpāvaḷi)
- → English: Deepavali (mainly through South Indian languages)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “Dīpâvali”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 481, column 2.