धातु

See also: धातृ and धृत

Contents

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
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata

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

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 513