धातु
HindiEdit
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Alternative formsEdit
Alternative forms
NounEdit
धातु f
- Devanagari script form of dhātu (“element”)
DeclensionEdit
Declension table of "धातु" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | धातु | धातुयो or धातू |
| Accusative (second) | धातुं | धातुयो or धातू |
| Instrumental (third) | धातुया | धातूहि or धातूभि |
| Dative (fourth) | धातुया | धातूनं |
| Ablative (fifth) | धातुया | धातूहि or धातूभि |
| Genitive (sixth) | धातुया | धातूनं |
| Locative (seventh) | धातुया or धातुयं | धातूसु |
| Vocative (calling) | धातु | धातुयो or धातू |
SanskritEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
धातु • (dhā́tu) m
- layer, stratum
- constituent part, ingredient
- element, primitive matter
- a constituent element or essential ingredient of the body
- primary element of the earth; i.e. metal, mineral, ore (especially a red mineral)
- (grammar) verbal root
DeclensionEdit
| Masculine u-stem declension of धातु (dhā́tu) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | धातुः dhā́tuḥ |
धातू dhā́tū |
धातवः dhā́tavaḥ |
| Vocative | धातो dhā́to |
धातू dhā́tū |
धातवः dhā́tavaḥ |
| Accusative | धातुम् dhā́tum |
धातू dhā́tū |
धातून् dhā́tūn |
| Instrumental | धातुना / धात्वा¹ dhā́tunā / dhā́tvā¹ |
धातुभ्याम् dhā́tubhyām |
धातुभिः dhā́tubhiḥ |
| Dative | धातवे / धात्वे² dhā́tave / dhā́tve² |
धातुभ्याम् dhā́tubhyām |
धातुभ्यः dhā́tubhyaḥ |
| Ablative | धातोः / धात्वः² dhā́toḥ / dhā́tvaḥ² |
धातुभ्याम् dhā́tubhyām |
धातुभ्यः dhā́tubhyaḥ |
| Genitive | धातोः / धात्वः² dhā́toḥ / dhā́tvaḥ² |
धात्वोः dhā́tvoḥ |
धातूनाम् dhā́tūnām |
| Locative | धातौ dhā́tau |
धात्वोः dhā́tvoḥ |
धातुषु dhā́tuṣu |
| Notes |
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DescendantsEdit
- → Telugu: ధాతువు (dhātuvu)
ReferencesEdit
- Monier Williams (1899), “धातु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 513.