सेवि

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • सेव (seva), सेवित (sevita)

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian; compare Persian سیب (sib, apple).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

सेवि • (sevi) stem, n

  1. the jujube (fruit of Ziziphus jujuba)
  2. an apple

Declension

Neuter i-stem declension of सेवि (sevi)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सेवि
sevi
सेविनी
sevinī
सेवी / सेवि / सेवीनि¹
sevī / sevi / sevīni¹
Vocative सेवि / सेवे
sevi / seve
सेविनी
sevinī
सेवी / सेवि / सेवीनि¹
sevī / sevi / sevīni¹
Accusative सेवि
sevi
सेविनी
sevinī
सेवी / सेवि / सेवीनि¹
sevī / sevi / sevīni¹
Instrumental सेविना / सेव्या²
sevinā / sevyā²
सेविभ्याम्
sevibhyām
सेविभिः
sevibhiḥ
Dative सेवये / सेव्ये³
sevaye / sevye³
सेविभ्याम्
sevibhyām
सेविभ्यः
sevibhyaḥ
Ablative सेवेः / सेविनः¹ / सेव्यः³
seveḥ / sevinaḥ¹ / sevyaḥ³
सेविभ्याम्
sevibhyām
सेविभ्यः
sevibhyaḥ
Genitive सेवेः / सेविनः¹ / सेव्यः³
seveḥ / sevinaḥ¹ / sevyaḥ³
सेविनोः
sevinoḥ
सेवीनाम्
sevīnām
Locative सेविनि
sevini
सेविनोः
sevinoḥ
सेविषु
seviṣu
Notes
  • ¹Later Sanskrit
  • ²Vedic
  • ³Less common

Descendants

  • Bhojpuri: सेव (sēv)
  • Marathi:
  • Nepali: स्याउ (syāu), सेउ (seu), स्यौ (syau)
    • Newar:
      Devanagari script: स्याउ (syāu)
      Newa script: 𑐳𑑂𑐫𑐵𑐄 (syāu)
  • Odia: ଶେଓ (śeo)
  • Punjabi: ਸੇ (se), ਸੇਉ (seu), ਸੇਵ (sev), ਸਿਓ (sio)

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), sēvi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 520
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