जीव
See also: जैव
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जीव (jīva). Doublet of जीउ (jīu) and जी (jī).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
जीव • (jīv) m
Declension edit
Declension of जीव (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms edit
- जीव-रसायन (jīv-rasāyan)
- जीव-विज्ञान (jīv-vijñān, “biology”)
- जीव-वैज्ञानिक (jīv-vaijñānik, “biologist”)
- जीवकोष (jīvkoṣ)
- जीवसाधन (jīvsādhan)
- जीवहत्या (jīvhatyā)
- जीवहिंसा (jīvhinsā)
- जीवाणु (jīvāṇu, “microbe”)
Related terms edit
- सजीव (sajīv)
Konkani edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जीव (jīva). Doublet of जीवु (jīvu).
Noun edit
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जीव (jīva). Related to जीवन (jīvan, “life”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
जीव • (jīv) m
Declension edit
Declension of जीव (masc cons-stem) | |||
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direct singular |
जीव jīv | ||
direct plural |
जीव jīv | ||
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
nominative प्रथमा |
जीव jīv |
जीव jīv | |
oblique सामान्यरूप |
जीवा jīvā |
जीवां- jīvān- | |
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
जीवाला jīvālā |
जीवांना jīvānnā | |
ergative | जीवाने, जीवानं jīvāne, jīvāna |
जीवांनी jīvānnī | |
instrumental | जीवाशी jīvāśī |
जीवांशी jīvānśī | |
locative सप्तमी |
जीवात jīvāt |
जीवांत jīvāt | |
vocative संबोधन |
जीवा jīvā |
जीवांनो jīvānno | |
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. |
Genitive declension of जीव (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
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masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
जीवाचा jīvāċā |
जीवाचे jīvāċe |
जीवाची jīvācī |
जीवाच्या jīvācā |
जीवाचे, जीवाचं jīvāċe, jīvāċa |
जीवाची jīvācī |
जीवाच्या jīvācā | |
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
जीवांचा jīvānċā |
जीवांचे jīvānċe |
जीवांची jīvāñcī |
जीवांच्या jīvāncā |
जीवांचे, जीवांचं jīvānċe, jīvānċa |
जीवांची jīvāñcī |
जीवांच्या jīvāñcā | |
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. |
Derived terms edit
- जीव देणे (jīv deṇe, “to commit suicide”)
- जीवशास्त्र (jīvśāstra, “biology”)
- जैविक (jaivik, “biological”)
- निर्जीव (nirjīv, “non-living”)
- सजीव (sajīv, “living organism”)
References edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “जीव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Adjective edit
जीव
- Devanagari script form of jīva (“living”)
Declension edit
Declension table of "जीव" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | जीवो (jīvo) | जीवा (jīvā) |
Accusative (second) | जीवं (jīvaṃ) | जीवे (jīve) |
Instrumental (third) | जीवेन (jīvena) | जीवेहि (jīvehi) or जीवेभि (jīvebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | जीवस्स (jīvassa) or जीवाय (jīvāya) or जीवत्थं (jīvatthaṃ) | जीवानं (jīvānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | जीवस्मा (jīvasmā) or जीवम्हा (jīvamhā) or जीवा (jīvā) | जीवेहि (jīvehi) or जीवेभि (jīvebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | जीवस्स (jīvassa) | जीवानं (jīvānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | जीवस्मिं (jīvasmiṃ) or जीवम्हि (jīvamhi) or जीवे (jīve) | जीवेसु (jīvesu) |
Vocative (calling) | जीव (jīva) | जीवा (jīvā) |
Declension table of "जीवा" (feminine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | जीवा (jīvā) | जीवायो (jīvāyo) or जीवा (jīvā) |
Accusative (second) | जीवं (jīvaṃ) | जीवायो (jīvāyo) or जीवा (jīvā) |
Instrumental (third) | जीवाय (jīvāya) | जीवाहि (jīvāhi) or जीवाभि (jīvābhi) |
Dative (fourth) | जीवाय (jīvāya) | जीवानं (jīvānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | जीवाय (jīvāya) | जीवाहि (jīvāhi) or जीवाभि (jīvābhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | जीवाय (jīvāya) | जीवानं (jīvānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | जीवाय (jīvāya) or जीवायं (jīvāyaṃ) | जीवासु (jīvāsu) |
Vocative (calling) | जीवे (jīve) | जीवायो (jīvāyo) or जीवा (jīvā) |
Declension table of "जीव" (neuter)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | जीवं (jīvaṃ) | जीवानि (jīvāni) |
Accusative (second) | जीवं (jīvaṃ) | जीवानि (jīvāni) |
Instrumental (third) | जीवेन (jīvena) | जीवेहि (jīvehi) or जीवेभि (jīvebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | जीवस्स (jīvassa) or जीवाय (jīvāya) or जीवत्थं (jīvatthaṃ) | जीवानं (jīvānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | जीवस्मा (jīvasmā) or जीवम्हा (jīvamhā) or जीवा (jīvā) | जीवेहि (jīvehi) or जीवेभि (jīvebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | जीवस्स (jīvassa) | जीवानं (jīvānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | जीवस्मिं (jīvasmiṃ) or जीवम्हि (jīvamhi) or जीवे (jīve) | जीवेसु (jīvesu) |
Vocative (calling) | जीव (jīva) | जीवानि (jīvāni) |
Noun edit
जीव m or n
- Devanagari script form of jīva (“life”)
Declension edit
Declension table of "जीव" (neuter)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | जीवं (jīvaṃ) | जीवानि (jīvāni) |
Accusative (second) | जीवं (jīvaṃ) | जीवानि (jīvāni) |
Instrumental (third) | जीवेन (jīvena) | जीवेहि (jīvehi) or जीवेभि (jīvebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | जीवस्स (jīvassa) or जीवाय (jīvāya) or जीवत्थं (jīvatthaṃ) | जीवानं (jīvānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | जीवस्मा (jīvasmā) or जीवम्हा (jīvamhā) or जीवा (jīvā) | जीवेहि (jīvehi) or जीवेभि (jīvebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | जीवस्स (jīvassa) | जीवानं (jīvānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | जीवस्मिं (jīvasmiṃ) or जीवम्हि (jīvamhi) or जीवे (jīve) | जीवेसु (jīvesu) |
Vocative (calling) | जीव (jīva) | जीवानि (jīvāni) |
When masculine, the nominative, vocative and accusative are instead:
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- জীৱ (Assamese script)
- ᬚᬷᬯ (Balinese script)
- জীব (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰱𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- ဇီဝ (Burmese script)
- જીવ (Gujarati script)
- ਜੀਵ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌜𑍀𑌵 (Grantha script)
- ꦗꦷꦮ (Javanese script)
- 𑂔𑂲𑂫 (Kaithi script)
- ಜೀವ (Kannada script)
- ជីវ (Khmer script)
- ຊີວ (Lao script)
- ജീവ (Malayalam script)
- ᡯᡳᡳᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘕𑘲𑘪 (Modi script)
- ᠽᠢᠢᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦵𑧓𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑐷𑐰 (Newa script)
- ଜୀଵ (Odia script)
- ꢙꢷꢮ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑆵𑆮 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖱𑖪 (Siddham script)
- ජීව (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩣𑩑𑩛𑩾 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚑𑚯𑚦 (Takri script)
- ஜீவ (Tamil script)
- జీవ (Telugu script)
- ชีว (Thai script)
- ཛཱི་ཝ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑒲𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨥𑨁𑨊𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰiHwás (“alive”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”).
Cognate with Avestan 𐬘𐬬𐬀 (jva), Old Persian 𐎪𐎡𐎺 (ji-i-v /jīva/), Ancient Greek βίος (bíos), Latin vīvus, Old Church Slavonic живъ (živŭ), Bulgarian жив (živ), Russian жив (živ), Old English cwic (whence English quick).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
जीव • (jīvá) stem
- alive, living
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.78.9:
- दश मासाञ्छशयानः कुमारो अधि मातरि ।
निरैतु जीवो अक्षतो जीवो जीवन्त्या अधि ॥- daśa māsāñchaśayānaḥ kumāro adhi mātari .
niraitu jīvo akṣato jīvo jīvantyā adhi . - The child who hath for ten months' time been lying in his mother's womb,
May he come forth alive, unharmed, yea, living from the living dame.
- daśa māsāñchaśayānaḥ kumāro adhi mātari .
- दश मासाञ्छशयानः कुमारो अधि मातरि ।
Declension edit
Masculine a-stem declension of जीव (jīvá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | जीवः jīváḥ |
जीवौ / जीवा¹ jīvaú / jīvā́¹ |
जीवाः / जीवासः¹ jīvā́ḥ / jīvā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | जीव jī́va |
जीवौ / जीवा¹ jī́vau / jī́vā¹ |
जीवाः / जीवासः¹ jī́vāḥ / jī́vāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | जीवम् jīvám |
जीवौ / जीवा¹ jīvaú / jīvā́¹ |
जीवान् jīvā́n |
Instrumental | जीवेन jīvéna |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवैः / जीवेभिः¹ jīvaíḥ / jīvébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | जीवाय jīvā́ya |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवेभ्यः jīvébhyaḥ |
Ablative | जीवात् jīvā́t |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवेभ्यः jīvébhyaḥ |
Genitive | जीवस्य jīvásya |
जीवयोः jīváyoḥ |
जीवानाम् jīvā́nām |
Locative | जीवे jīvé |
जीवयोः jīváyoḥ |
जीवेषु jīvéṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ā-stem declension of जीवा (jīvā́) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | जीवा jīvā́ |
जीवे jīvé |
जीवाः jīvā́ḥ |
Vocative | जीवे jī́ve |
जीवे jī́ve |
जीवाः jī́vāḥ |
Accusative | जीवाम् jīvā́m |
जीवे jīvé |
जीवाः jīvā́ḥ |
Instrumental | जीवया / जीवा¹ jīváyā / jīvā́¹ |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवाभिः jīvā́bhiḥ |
Dative | जीवायै jīvā́yai |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवाभ्यः jīvā́bhyaḥ |
Ablative | जीवायाः / जीवायै² jīvā́yāḥ / jīvā́yai² |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवाभ्यः jīvā́bhyaḥ |
Genitive | जीवायाः / जीवायै² jīvā́yāḥ / jīvā́yai² |
जीवयोः jīváyoḥ |
जीवानाम् jīvā́nām |
Locative | जीवायाम् jīvā́yām |
जीवयोः jīváyoḥ |
जीवासु jīvā́su |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of जीव (jīvá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | जीवम् jīvám |
जीवे jīvé |
जीवानि / जीवा¹ jīvā́ni / jīvā́¹ |
Vocative | जीव jī́va |
जीवे jī́ve |
जीवानि / जीवा¹ jī́vāni / jī́vā¹ |
Accusative | जीवम् jīvám |
जीवे jīvé |
जीवानि / जीवा¹ jīvā́ni / jīvā́¹ |
Instrumental | जीवेन jīvéna |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवैः / जीवेभिः¹ jīvaíḥ / jīvébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | जीवाय jīvā́ya |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवेभ्यः jīvébhyaḥ |
Ablative | जीवात् jīvā́t |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवेभ्यः jīvébhyaḥ |
Genitive | जीवस्य jīvásya |
जीवयोः jīváyoḥ |
जीवानाम् jīvā́nām |
Locative | जीवे jīvé |
जीवयोः jīváyoḥ |
जीवेषु jīvéṣu |
Notes |
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Derived terms edit
- जीवात्मन् (jīvātman)
Noun edit
जीव • (jīvá) stem, m or n
- life, existence
- any living being, anything living
- the principle of life, the vital breath
- m (a name of) बृहस्पति
Declension edit
Masculine a-stem declension of जीव (jīvá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | जीवः jīváḥ |
जीवौ / जीवा¹ jīvaú / jīvā́¹ |
जीवाः / जीवासः¹ jīvā́ḥ / jīvā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | जीव jī́va |
जीवौ / जीवा¹ jī́vau / jī́vā¹ |
जीवाः / जीवासः¹ jī́vāḥ / jī́vāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | जीवम् jīvám |
जीवौ / जीवा¹ jīvaú / jīvā́¹ |
जीवान् jīvā́n |
Instrumental | जीवेन jīvéna |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवैः / जीवेभिः¹ jīvaíḥ / jīvébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | जीवाय jīvā́ya |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवेभ्यः jīvébhyaḥ |
Ablative | जीवात् jīvā́t |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवेभ्यः jīvébhyaḥ |
Genitive | जीवस्य jīvásya |
जीवयोः jīváyoḥ |
जीवानाम् jīvā́nām |
Locative | जीवे jīvé |
जीवयोः jīváyoḥ |
जीवेषु jīvéṣu |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of जीव (jīvá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | जीवम् jīvám |
जीवे jīvé |
जीवानि / जीवा¹ jīvā́ni / jīvā́¹ |
Vocative | जीव jī́va |
जीवे jī́ve |
जीवानि / जीवा¹ jī́vāni / jī́vā¹ |
Accusative | जीवम् jīvám |
जीवे jīvé |
जीवानि / जीवा¹ jīvā́ni / jīvā́¹ |
Instrumental | जीवेन jīvéna |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवैः / जीवेभिः¹ jīvaíḥ / jīvébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | जीवाय jīvā́ya |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवेभ्यः jīvébhyaḥ |
Ablative | जीवात् jīvā́t |
जीवाभ्याम् jīvā́bhyām |
जीवेभ्यः jīvébhyaḥ |
Genitive | जीवस्य jīvásya |
जीवयोः jīváyoḥ |
जीवानाम् jīvā́nām |
Locative | जीवे jīvé |
जीवयोः jīváyoḥ |
जीवेषु jīvéṣu |
Notes |
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Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
- Awadhi: जिउ (jiu)
- Dardic:
- Kashmiri: زُو (zuv)
- Khasa Prakrit:
- Nepali: जीउ (jīu)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
- Konkani: जीवु (jīvu)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Pali: jīva
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
Borrowed terms edit
- Assamese: জীৱ (ziw)
- Bengali: জীব (jib)
- Burmese: ဇီဝ (jiwa.)
- Gujarati: જીવ (jīv)
- Hindi: जीव (jīv)
- Kannada: ಜೀವ (jīva)
- Konkani: जीव (jīv)
- Malay: jiwa
- Marathi: जीव (jīv)
- Punjabi: ਜੀਵ (jīv)
- Old Javanese: jīwa
- Telugu: జీవము (jīvamu)
- Thai: ชีว- (chiiu-), ชีว (chiiu)
- Tagalog: diwa
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “जीव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 422/2.
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