दिवा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi दिवा (divā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa). Cognate to Gujarati દીવો (dīvo), Hindi दिया (diyā), Punjabi ਦੀਵਾ (dīvā), Nepali दियो (diyo).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪i.ʋa/

Noun

दिवा • (divā) m

1. lamp, light

   Synonym: पणती (paṇtī)

Declension

Declension of दिवा (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	दिवा divā
direct plural	दिवे dive
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	दिवा divā		दिवे dive
oblique सामान्यरूप	दिव्या divyā		दिव्यां- divyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	दिव्याला divyālā		दिव्यांना divyānnā
ergative	दिव्याने, दिव्यानं divyāne, divyāna		दिव्यांनी divyānnī
instrumental	दिव्याशी divyāśī		दिव्यांशी divyānśī
locative सप्तमी	दिव्यात divyāt		दिव्यांत divyāt
vocative संबोधन	दिव्या divyā		दिव्यांनो divyānno
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 दिवा (masc ā-stem)
	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
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	दिव्याचा divyāċā	दिव्याचे divyāċe	दिव्याची divyācī	दिव्याच्या divyācā	दिव्याचे, दिव्याचं divyāċe, divyāċa	दिव्याची divyācī	दिव्याच्या divyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	दिव्यांचा divyānċā	दिव्यांचे divyānċe	दिव्यांची divyāñcī	दिव्यांच्या divyāncā	दिव्यांचे, दिव्यांचं divyānċe, divyānċa	दिव्यांची divyāñcī	दिव्यांच्या divyāñcā
* 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.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “दिवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दिवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dīpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press