suriya
See also: Suriya
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
From Vedic Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”). Also see Sanskrit स्वर् (svar, “heaven, light”). Compare Latin sōl, Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
suriya m
- sun
- c. 100 BCE, Nāgasena (with later contributors), Milinda-panha[1], page 274:
- bhante Nāgasena, suriyassa pi tāva tejosampannassa rogo […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- the sun as a god
Declension edit
Declension table of "suriya" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | suriyo | suriyā |
Accusative (second) | suriyaṃ | suriye |
Instrumental (third) | suriyena | suriyehi or suriyebhi |
Dative (fourth) | suriyassa or suriyāya or suriyatthaṃ | suriyānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | suriyasmā or suriyamhā or suriyā | suriyehi or suriyebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | suriyassa | suriyānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | suriyasmiṃ or suriyamhi or suriye | suriyesu |
Vocative (calling) | suriya | suriyā |
References edit
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “suriya”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead