द्यूत

Sanskrit[edit]

Alternative scripts

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyuH- (“to endeavour”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬛𐬍𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬧𐬙𐬍 (ādīuuiieⁱṇtī, “to endeavour”), Ossetian ӕндеун (ændewn), ӕндиуын (ændiwyn, “to dare”). Also compare दीव् (dī́v, “gambling, game of dice”).

द्यूत • (dyūtá) stem, n

Neuter a-stem declension of द्यूत (dyūtá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	द्यूतम् dyūtám	द्यूते dyūté	द्यूतानि / द्यूता¹ dyūtā́ni / dyūtā́¹
Vocative	द्यूत dyū́ta	द्यूते dyū́te	द्यूतानि / द्यूता¹ dyū́tāni / dyū́tā¹
Accusative	द्यूतम् dyūtám	द्यूते dyūté	द्यूतानि / द्यूता¹ dyūtā́ni / dyūtā́¹
Instrumental	द्यूतेन dyūténa	द्यूताभ्याम् dyūtā́bhyām	द्यूतैः / द्यूतेभिः¹ dyūtaíḥ / dyūtébhiḥ¹
Dative	द्यूताय dyūtā́ya	द्यूताभ्याम् dyūtā́bhyām	द्यूतेभ्यः dyūtébhyaḥ
Ablative	द्यूतात् dyūtā́t	द्यूताभ्याम् dyūtā́bhyām	द्यूतेभ्यः dyūtébhyaḥ
Genitive	द्यूतस्य dyūtásya	द्यूतयोः dyūtáyoḥ	द्यूतानाम् dyūtā́nām
Locative	द्यूते dyūté	द्यूतयोः dyūtáyoḥ	द्यूतेषु dyūtéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Magadhi Prakrit: *𑀚𑀽𑀅 (*jūa)
- Assamese: জুৱা (zua)
- Bengali: জুয়া (juẏa)
- Odia: ଜୁଆ (jua)
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀽𑀯 (jūva)
Pali: jūta
Paisaci Prakrit: (jūa?)
- Vracada Apabhramsa:
  - Sindhi: जूआ / جُوا (jūā)
- Punjabi: ਜੂਆ (jūā)
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑀽𑀤 (jūda), 𑀚𑀽𑀅 (jūa)
- Gujarati: જુવું (juvũ)
- Malayalam: ചൂത് (cūtŭ), ചൂതം (cūtaṁ)
- Tamil: சூது (cūtu), சூதம் (cūtam)
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: जुआ (juā)
  - Urdu: جُوْا (jū-) (jūā)
- >? Old Javanese: judi
  - Javanese: ꦗꦸꦝꦶ (judhi)
  - >? Malay: judi
    - Indonesian: judi

Apte, Macdonell (2022) “द्यूत”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]