tvaṃ

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

𑀢𑁆𑀯𑀁 (Brahmi script)
त्वं (Devanagari script)
ত্ৱং (Bengali script)
ත්‍වං (Sinhalese script)
တွံ (Burmese script)
ตฺวํ (Thai script)
ᨲ᩠ᩅᩴ (Tai Tham script)
ត្វំ (Khmer script)

Pronoun

tvaṃ

thou, you
tvaṃ atibālo asi ― you are very foolish

Usage notes

The plural may also be used as a mark of respect.

The forms te and vo are not used at the start of a phrase, and generally refer back to someone previously mentioned.

Declension

Declension table of "tvaṃ"

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	tvaṃ or tuvaṃ	tumhe
Accusative (second)	taṃ or tvaṃ or tuvaṃ	tumhe or vo
Instrumental (third)	tayā or te	tumhehi or vo
Dative (fourth)	tava or tuyhaṃ or tumhaṃ or te	tumhākaṃ or tumhaṃ or vo
Ablative (fifth)	tvayā	tumhehi
Genitive (sixth)	tava or tuyhaṃ or tumhaṃ or te	tumhākaṃ or tumhaṃ or vo
Locative (seventh)	tayi	tumhesu

References

tvaŋ in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

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