जीव्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From the zero-grade (*ǰiHw-) of Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰayHw-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-.

Root

जीव् • (jīv)

  1. live
  2. revive, reanimate

Derived terms
  • (verbs):
    • जीवति (jīvati, “to live”, 1 P, 1 Ā)
    • जीवयति (jīvayati, “to make alive, nourish”, causative)
    • जीवापयति (jīvāpayati, “to revive”)
    • जिजीविषति (jijīviṣati, “to wish to live”, desiderative)
    • जुज्यूषति (jujyūṣati, ?)
  • (roots):
    • अनुजीव् (anujīv, “to live by, depend on”)
    • अतिजीव् (atijīv, “to survive”)
    • उज्जीव् (ujjīv, “to revive”)
    • उपजीव् (upajīv, “to subsist”)
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