धी

See also: ध

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰíH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰíH, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰíh₂, from *dʰeyh₂- (“mind, thought”). Cognate with Russian ди́во (dívo).

Pronunciation

Noun

धी • (dhī́) f

  1. thought, (especially) religious thought,
  2. reflection, meditation, devotion, prayer (pl. Holy Thoughts personified)
  3. understanding, intelligence, wisdom (personified as the wife of Rudra-Manyu), knowledge, science, art
  4. mind, disposition, intention, design
  5. notion, opinion

Declension
Feminine ī-stem declension of धी (dhī́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative धीः
dhī́ḥ		 धियौ
dhíyau		 धियः
dhíyaḥ
Vocative धीः
dhī́ḥ		 धियौ
dhíyau		 धियः
dhíyaḥ
Accusative धियम्
dhíyam		 धियौ
dhíyau		 धियः
dhíyaḥ
Instrumental धिया
dhiyā́		 धीभ्याम्
dhībhyā́m		 धीभिः
dhībhíḥ
Dative धिये / धियै¹
dhiyé / dhiyaí¹		 धीभ्याम्
dhībhyā́m		 धीभ्यः
dhībhyáḥ
Ablative धियः / धियाः¹
dhiyáḥ / dhiyā́ḥ¹		 धीभ्याम्
dhībhyā́m		 धीभ्यः
dhībhyáḥ
Genitive धियः / धियाः¹
dhiyáḥ / dhiyā́ḥ¹		 धियोः
dhiyóḥ		 धियाम् / धीनाम्¹
dhiyā́m / dhīnā́m¹
Locative धियि / धियाम्¹
dhiyí / dhiyā́m¹		 धियोः
dhiyóḥ		 धीषु
dhīṣú
Notes
  • ¹Later Sanskrit
  • धीवर (dhīvara)
  • धीजवन (dhījávana)

References
  • Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 516
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