द्यु

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dyā́wṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky, heaven”). Cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús), Latin diēs, Hittite 𒅆𒍑 (sius).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /djú/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /d̪ju/

Noun

द्यु • (dyú) stem, m or f

1. heaven, the sky
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.108.5:

     इ॒मा गावः॑ सरमे॒ या ऐच्छः॒ परि॑ दि॒वो अन्ता॑न्त्सुभगे॒ पत॑न्ती ।
     कस्त॑ एना॒ अव॑ सृजा॒दयु॑ध्व्यु॒तास्माक॒मायु॑धा सन्ति ति॒ग्मा ॥

     imā́ gā́vaḥ sarame yā́ áichaḥ pári divó ántān subhage pátantī
     kás ta enā áva sṛjād áyudhvy utā́smā́kam ā́yudhā santi tigmā́

     These are the kine which, Saramā, thou seekest, flying, O Blest One, to the ends of heaven.
     Who will loose these for thee without a battle? Yea, and sharp-pointed are our warlike weapons.

2. day
3. brightness, sheen, glow
4. fire

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of द्यु (dyú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	द्युः dyúḥ	द्यू dyū́	द्यवः dyávaḥ
Vocative	द्यो dyó	द्यू dyū́	द्यवः dyávaḥ
Accusative	द्युम् dyúm	द्यू dyū́	द्यून् dyū́n
Instrumental	द्युना / दिवा¹ dyúnā / divā́¹	द्युभ्याम् dyúbhyām	द्युभिः dyúbhiḥ
Dative	द्यवे dyáve	द्युभ्याम् dyúbhyām	द्युभ्यः dyúbhyaḥ
Ablative	द्योः dyóḥ	द्युभ्याम् dyúbhyām	द्युभ्यः dyúbhyaḥ
Genitive	द्योः dyóḥ	दिवोः divóḥ	द्यूनाम् dyūnā́m
Locative	द्यौ dyaú	दिवोः divóḥ	द्युषु dyúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• दिव् (div)
• दिव्य (divyá)
• देव (devá)
• दिन (diná)