धातु

See also: धातृ and धृत

Hindi

धातु • (dhātu) f

धातु • (dhā́tu) m

layer, stratum
constituent part, ingredient
element, primitive matter
a constituent element or essential ingredient of the body
primary element of the earth; i.e. metal, mineral, ore (especially a red mineral)
(grammar) verbal root
- c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata

Masculine u-stem declension of धातु (dhā́tu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धातुः dhā́tuḥ	धातू dhā́tū	धातवः dhā́tavaḥ
Vocative	धातो dhā́to	धातू dhā́tū	धातवः dhā́tavaḥ
Accusative	धातुम् dhā́tum	धातू dhā́tū	धातून् dhā́tūn
Instrumental	धातुना / धात्वा¹ dhā́tunā / dhā́tvā¹	धातुभ्याम् dhā́tubhyām	धातुभिः dhā́tubhiḥ
Dative	धातवे / धात्वे² dhā́tave / dhā́tve²	धातुभ्याम् dhā́tubhyām	धातुभ्यः dhā́tubhyaḥ
Ablative	धातोः / धात्वः² dhā́toḥ / dhā́tvaḥ²	धातुभ्याम् dhā́tubhyām	धातुभ्यः dhā́tubhyaḥ
Genitive	धातोः / धात्वः² dhā́toḥ / dhā́tvaḥ²	धात्वोः dhā́tvoḥ	धातूनाम् dhā́tūnām
Locative	धातौ dhā́tau	धात्वोः dhā́tvoḥ	धातुषु dhā́tuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Monier Williams (1899), “धातु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 513.

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