त्व

See also: -त्व and तव

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

त्वद् (tvad), त्वत् (tvat) – alternate constructions of pronominal base

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *twás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *twás, from Proto-Indo-European *twós.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /t̪ʋɐ́/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /t̪ʋɐ/

Pronoun

त्व • (tvá)

the base of त्वम् (tvam), the second-person personal pronoun.

Pronoun

त्व • (tvá)

genitive singular of त्वम् (tvam): thy, your
Synonym: तव (táva)

Etymology 2

Adjective

त्व • (tva)

one, several
त्व-त्व ― tva-tva ― one - the other

त्वद् ― tvad ― partly

त्वद्-त्वद् ― tvad-tvad ― partly-partly

References

Monier Williams (1899), “त्व”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 463.

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