iddhi

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀇𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• इद्धि (Devanagari script)
• ইদ্ধি (Bengali script)
• ඉද‍්ධි (Sinhalese script)
• ဣဒ္ဓိ or ဢိၻ္ꩪိ or ဢိၻ်ꩪိ (Burmese script)
• อิทฺธิ or อิทธิ (Thai script)
• ᩍᨴ᩠ᨵᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອິທ຺ຘິ or ອິທຘິ (Lao script)
• ឥទ្ធិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄨𑄘𑄴𑄙𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ऋद्धि (ṛddhi). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (addhi), 𑀇𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (iddhi), 𑀇𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (iḍḍhi), 𑀭𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (riddhi).

Noun

iddhi f

1. prosperity
2. psychic power

Declension

Declension table of "iddhi" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	iddhi	iddhiyo or iddhī
Accusative (second)	iddhiṃ	iddhiyo or iddhī
Instrumental (third)	iddhiyā	iddhīhi or iddhībhi
Dative (fourth)	iddhiyā	iddhīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	iddhiyā or iddhyā	iddhīhi or iddhībhi
Genitive (sixth)	iddhiyā	iddhīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	iddhiyā or iddhiyaṃ or iddhyaṃ	iddhīsu
Vocative (calling)	iddhi	iddhiyo or iddhī

Descendants

• → Khmer: ឥទ្ធិ (ʼətthiʼ)
• → Thai: อิทธิ (ìt-tí)

References

• Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 157.
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “iddhi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 121
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “iddhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 117