ली
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /liː/
Verb
ली • (lī)
- inflection of लेना (lenā):
- feminine singular perfective participle
- feminine singular perfect indicative
Newar
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [liː]
Noun
ली • (lī) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐮𑐷)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- री (rī), लय् (lay)
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- লী (Assamese script)
- ᬮᬷ (Balinese script)
- লী (Bengali script)
- 𑰩𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀮𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- လီ (Burmese script)
- લી (Gujarati script)
- ਲੀ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌲𑍀 (Grantha script)
- ꦭꦷ (Javanese script)
- 𑂪𑂲 (Kaithi script)
- ಲೀ (Kannada script)
- លី (Khmer script)
- ລີ (Lao script)
- ലീ (Malayalam script)
- ᠯᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘩𑘲 (Modi script)
- ᠯᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧉𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐮𑐷 (Newa script)
- ଲୀ (Odia script)
- ꢭꢷ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆬𑆵 (Sharada script)
- 𑖩𑖱 (Siddham script)
- ලී (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩽𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚥𑚯 (Takri script)
- லீ (Tamil script)
- లీ (Telugu script)
- ลี (Thai script)
- ལཱི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒪𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨬𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂liH-, the zero-grade of *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Compare Latin līmus (“slime”), Irish lean (“to follow; to endure”), Hittite [script needed] (ú-li-iš-ta, “hide oneself”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /liː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /l̪iː/
Root
ली • (lī)
- to adhere, obtain
- to melt, liquefy, dissolve
- to cling or press closely, stick or adhere to
- to lie, recline, alight or settle on
- to hide or cower down in, disappear, vanish
- to deceive
- to obtain honour
- to humble
Derived terms
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ली (0 c, 5 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root ली (4 c, 0 e)
- Primary Verbal Forms
- लीयते (lī́yate) (Present)
- लीयति (lī́yati) (Present)
- लयति (láyati) (Present)
- लिनाति (linā́ti) (Present)
- लेष्यति (leṣyáti) (Future)
- लास्यति (lāsyáti) (Future)
- लेता (letā́) (Periphrastic Future)
- लाता (lātā́) (Periphrastic Future)
- अलैषीत् (álaiṣīt) (Aorist)
- अलासीत् (álāsīt) (Aorist)
- लिल्ये (lilyé) (Perfect)
- लिलाय (lilā́ya) (Perfect)
- ललौ (lalau) (Perfect)
- Secondary Forms
- लापयति (lāpáyati) (Causative)
- लाययति (lāyáyati) (Causative)
- लाप्यते (lāpyáte) (Passive of Causative)
- लिलीषति (lilīṣati) (Desiderative)
- लेलीयते (lelīyate) (Intensive)
- लेलयीति (lelayīti) (Intensive)
- लेलेति (leleti) (Intensive)
- लेलायति (lelā́yati) (Intensive)
- Non-Finite Forms
- लीन (līná) (Past Participle)
- लेतुम् (letum) (Infinitive)
- लातुम् (lātum) (Infinitive)
- लीय (līya) (Gerund)
- लाय (lāya) (Gerund)
- लायम् (lā́yam) (Gerund)
- Derived Nominal Forms
Noun
ली • (lī) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | लीः (līḥ) | लियौ (liyau) | लियः (liyaḥ) |
| accusative | लियम् (liyam) | लियौ (liyau) | लियः (liyaḥ) |
| instrumental | लिया (liyā) | लीभ्याम् (lībhyām) | लीभिः (lībhiḥ) |
| dative | लिये (liye) लियै¹ (liyai¹) |
लीभ्याम् (lībhyām) | लीभ्यः (lībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | लियः (liyaḥ) लियाः¹ (liyāḥ¹) लियै² (liyai²) |
लीभ्याम् (lībhyām) | लीभ्यः (lībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | लियः (liyaḥ) लियाः¹ (liyāḥ¹) लियै² (liyai²) |
लियोः (liyoḥ) | लियाम् (liyām) लीनाम्¹ (līnām¹) |
| locative | लियि (liyi) लियाम्¹ (liyām¹) |
लियोः (liyoḥ) | लीषु (līṣu) |
| vocative | लीः (līḥ) | लियौ (liyau) | लियः (liyaḥ) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “ली”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 903, column 2.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 474-475