dīgha
Pali
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Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha).
Adjective
dīgha
- long
- c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar][1] (overall work in Pali), page 291; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
- गुहदुसानं दीघं ॥५॥
गुह, दुस, इच्चेतेसं धातूनं सरो दीघं आपज्जते कारिते । गूहयति ; दूसयति ॥- 5. Guhadusānaṃ dīghaṃ
Guha, dusa, iccetesaṃ dhātūnaṃ saro dīghaṃ āpajjate kārite. gūhayati; dūsayati. - 5. Length from guha and dusa
Guha, dusa: For these roots, the vowel exhibits length in the causative.
.Exx: gūhayati; dūsayati.
- 5. Guhadusānaṃ dīghaṃ
Usage notes
As a matter of standard Pali grammar, the neuter singular of the adjective serves as the equivalent of an English abstract noun.
Declension
Declension table of "dīgha" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | dīgho | dīghā |
| Accusative (second) | dīghaṃ | dīghe |
| Instrumental (third) | dīghena | dīghehi or dīghebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | dīghassa or dīghāya or dīghatthaṃ | dīghānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | dīghasmā or dīghamhā or dīghā | dīghehi or dīghebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | dīghassa | dīghānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | dīghasmiṃ or dīghamhi or dīghe | dīghesu |
| Vocative (calling) | dīgha | dīghā |
Declension table of "dīghā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | dīghā | dīghāyo or dīghā |
| Accusative (second) | dīghaṃ | dīghāyo or dīghā |
| Instrumental (third) | dīghāya | dīghāhi or dīghābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | dīghāya | dīghānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | dīghāya | dīghāhi or dīghābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | dīghāya | dīghānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | dīghāya or dīghāyaṃ | dīghāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | dīghe | dīghāyo or dīghā |
Declension table of "dīgha" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | dīghaṃ | dīghāni |
| Accusative (second) | dīghaṃ | dīghāni |
| Instrumental (third) | dīghena | dīghehi or dīghebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | dīghassa or dīghāya or dīghatthaṃ | dīghānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | dīghasmā or dīghamhā or dīghā | dīghehi or dīghebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | dīghassa | dīghānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | dīghasmiṃ or dīghamhi or dīghe | dīghesu |
| Vocative (calling) | dīgha | dīghāni |
Descendants
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “dīgha”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead