धातु

See also: धातृ and धृत

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HindiEdit

NounEdit

धातु • ‎(dhātu) f

1. metal, metallic element

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SanskritEdit

NounEdit

धातु • ‎(dhātu) m

1. layer, stratum
2. constituent part, ingredient
3. element, primitive matter
4. a constituent element or essential ingredient of the body
5. primary element of the earth i.e. metal, mineral, ore (especially a mineral of a red colour)
6. (grammar) verbal root

DeclensionEdit

Masculine u-stem declension of धातु
Nom. sg.	धातुः ‎(dhātuḥ)
Gen. sg.	धातोः ‎(dhātoḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धातुः ‎(dhātuḥ)	धातू ‎(dhātū)	धातवः ‎(dhātavaḥ)
Vocative	धातो ‎(dhāto)	धातू ‎(dhātū)	धातवः ‎(dhātavaḥ)
Accusative	धातुम् ‎(dhātum)	धातू ‎(dhātū)	धातून् ‎(dhātūn)
Instrumental	धातुना ‎(dhātunā)	धातुभ्याम् ‎(dhātubhyām)	धातुभिः ‎(dhātubhiḥ)
Dative	धातवे ‎(dhātave)	धातुभ्याम् ‎(dhātubhyām)	धातुभ्यः ‎(dhātubhyaḥ)
Ablative	धातोः ‎(dhātoḥ)	धातुभ्याम् ‎(dhātubhyām)	धातुभ्यः ‎(dhātubhyaḥ)
Genitive	धातोः ‎(dhātoḥ)	धात्वोः ‎(dhātvoḥ)	धातूनाम् ‎(dhātūnām)
Locative	धातौ ‎(dhātau)	धात्वोः ‎(dhātvoḥ)	धातुषु ‎(dhātuṣu)

DescendantsEdit

• Telugu: ధాతువు ‎(dhātuvu)

ReferencesEdit

Monier Monier-Williams (accessed 2008-02-06), “Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)^[1]