deyya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀤𑁂𑀬𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• देय्य (Devanagari script)
• দেয্য (Bengali script)
• දෙය්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
• ဒေယျ or ၻေယျ (Burmese script)
• เทยฺย or เทยยะ (Thai script)
• ᨴᩮᨿ᩠ᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ເທຍ຺ຍ or ເທຍຍະ or ເທຢຢະ (Lao script)
• ទេយ្យ (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄬𑄠𑄳𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit देय (deya), the gerundive from the root दा (dā). See dadāti.

Adjective

deyya

1. to be given
2. deserving a gift, worthy of receiving alms

Declension

Declension table of "deyya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	deyyo	deyyā
Accusative (second)	deyyaṃ	deyye
Instrumental (third)	deyyena	deyyehi or deyyebhi
Dative (fourth)	deyyassa or deyyāya or deyyatthaṃ	deyyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	deyyasmā or deyyamhā or deyyā	deyyehi or deyyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	deyyassa	deyyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	deyyasmiṃ or deyyamhi or deyye	deyyesu
Vocative (calling)	deyya	deyyā

Declension table of "deyyā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	deyyā	deyyāyo or deyyā
Accusative (second)	deyyaṃ	deyyāyo or deyyā
Instrumental (third)	deyyāya	deyyāhi or deyyābhi
Dative (fourth)	deyyāya	deyyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	deyyāya	deyyāhi or deyyābhi
Genitive (sixth)	deyyāya	deyyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	deyyāya or deyyāyaṃ	deyyāsu
Vocative (calling)	deyye	deyyāyo or deyyā

Declension table of "deyya" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	deyyaṃ	deyyāni
Accusative (second)	deyyaṃ	deyyāni
Instrumental (third)	deyyena	deyyehi or deyyebhi
Dative (fourth)	deyyassa or deyyāya or deyyatthaṃ	deyyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	deyyasmā or deyyamhā or deyyā	deyyehi or deyyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	deyyassa	deyyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	deyyasmiṃ or deyyamhi or deyye	deyyesu
Vocative (calling)	deyya	deyyāni

Noun

deyya n

1. a gift, offering

Declension

Declension table of "deyya" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	deyyaṃ	deyyāni
Accusative (second)	deyyaṃ	deyyāni
Instrumental (third)	deyyena	deyyehi or deyyebhi
Dative (fourth)	deyyassa or deyyāya or deyyatthaṃ	deyyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	deyyasmā or deyyamhā or deyyā	deyyehi or deyyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	deyyassa	deyyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	deyyasmiṃ or deyyamhi or deyye	deyyesu
Vocative (calling)	deyya	deyyāni

Derived terms

• deyyadhamma

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “deyya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead