स्थवि
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- স্থৱি (Assamese script)
- ᬲ᭄ᬣᬯᬶ (Balinese script)
- স্থবি (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰿𑰞𑰪𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀯𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- သ္ထဝိ (Burmese script)
- સ્થવિ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ੍ਥਵਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌵𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦱ꧀ꦡꦮꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂹𑂟𑂫𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಸ್ಥವಿ (Kannada script)
- ស្ថវិ (Khmer script)
- ສ຺ຖວິ (Lao script)
- സ്ഥവി (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᡨᠠᠸᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘿𑘞𑘪𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠲᠠᠸᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧠𑦾𑧊𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑂𑐠𑐰𑐶 (Newa script)
- ସ୍ଥଵି (Odia script)
- ꢱ꣄ꢢꢮꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑇀𑆡𑆮𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖿𑖞𑖪𑖰 (Siddham script)
- ස්ථවි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁 𑪙𑩬𑩾𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚶𑚚𑚦𑚮 (Takri script)
- ஸ்த²வி (Tamil script)
- స్థవి (Telugu script)
- สฺถวิ (Thai script)
- སྠ་ཝི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓂𑒟𑒫𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑩇𑨚𑨭𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
The origin is unknown. Perhaps connected to स्थिवि (sthivi, “(prob.) a bushel or ear or grain”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /stʰɐ.ʋi/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪t̪ʰɐ.ʋi/
Noun
स्थवि • (sthavi) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | स्थविः (sthaviḥ) | स्थवी (sthavī) | स्थवयः (sthavayaḥ) |
| accusative | स्थविम् (sthavim) | स्थवी (sthavī) | स्थवीन् (sthavīn) |
| instrumental | स्थविना (sthavinā) स्थव्या¹ (sthavyā¹) |
स्थविभ्याम् (sthavibhyām) | स्थविभिः (sthavibhiḥ) |
| dative | स्थवये (sthavaye) | स्थविभ्याम् (sthavibhyām) | स्थविभ्यः (sthavibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | स्थवेः (sthaveḥ) स्थव्यः¹ (sthavyaḥ¹) |
स्थविभ्याम् (sthavibhyām) | स्थविभ्यः (sthavibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | स्थवेः (sthaveḥ) स्थव्यः¹ (sthavyaḥ¹) |
स्थव्योः (sthavyoḥ) | स्थवीनाम् (sthavīnām) |
| locative | स्थवौ (sthavau) स्थवा¹ (sthavā¹) |
स्थव्योः (sthavyoḥ) | स्थविषु (sthaviṣu) |
| vocative | स्थवे (sthave) | स्थवी (sthavī) | स्थवयः (sthavayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “स्थवि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1265/2.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 524-525
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 530