दीपावलि

See also: दीपावली

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪iː.pɑː.ʋə.liː/, [d̪iː.päː.ʋɐ.liː]

Noun

दीपावलि • (dīpāvali) f (Urdu spelling دِیپاوَلِی)

1. Alternative spelling of दीपावली (dīpāvalī, “Diwali”)

Declension

Declension of दीपावलि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दीपावलि dīpāvali	दीपावलियाँ dīpāvaliyā̃
oblique	दीपावलि dīpāvali	दीपावलियों dīpāvaliyõ
vocative	दीपावलि dīpāvali	दीपावलियो dīpāvaliyo

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• দীপাৱলি (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬷᬧᬵᬯᬮᬶ (Balinese script)
• দীপাবলি (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰱𑰢𑰯𑰪𑰩𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀸𑀯𑀮𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဒီပါဝလိ (Burmese script)
• દીપાવલિ (Gujarati script)
• ਦੀਪਾਵਲਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦷꦥꦴꦮꦭꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂲𑂣𑂰𑂫𑂪𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ದೀಪಾವಲಿ (Kannada script)
• ទីបាវលិ (Khmer script)
• ທີປາວລິ (Lao script)
• ദീപാവലി (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡳᡳᢒᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠸᠠᠯᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘲𑘢𑘰𑘪𑘩𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠢᠢᢒᠠᢗᠸᠠᠯᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧓𑧂𑧑𑧊𑧉𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐷𑐥𑐵𑐰𑐮𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଦୀପାଵଲି (Odia script)
• ꢣꢷꢦꢵꢮꢭꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆵𑆥𑆳𑆮𑆬𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖱𑖢𑖯𑖪𑖩𑖰 (Siddham script)
• දීපාවලි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩑𑩛𑩰𑩛𑩾𑩽𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚯𑚞𑚭𑚦𑚥𑚮 (Takri script)
• தீ³பாவலி (Tamil script)
• దీపావలి (Telugu script)
• ทีปาวลิ (Thai script)
• དཱི་པཱ་ཝ་ལི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒲𑒣𑒰𑒫𑒪𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨁𑨊𑨞𑨊𑨭𑨬𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of दीप (dīpa, “light”) +‎ आवलि (āvali, “line, row”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /diː.pɑː.ʋɐ.li/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪iːˈpɑː.ʋɐ.l̪i/

Noun

दीपावलि • (dīpāvali) stem, f

1. a row of lights, illumination

   Synonym: दीपमाला (dīpamālā)

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of दीपावलि (dīpāvali)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दीपावलिः dīpāvaliḥ	दीपावली dīpāvalī	दीपावलयः dīpāvalayaḥ
Vocative	दीपावले dīpāvale	दीपावली dīpāvalī	दीपावलयः dīpāvalayaḥ
Accusative	दीपावलिम् dīpāvalim	दीपावली dīpāvalī	दीपावलीः dīpāvalīḥ
Instrumental	दीपावल्या / दीपावली¹ dīpāvalyā / dīpāvalī¹	दीपावलिभ्याम् dīpāvalibhyām	दीपावलिभिः dīpāvalibhiḥ
Dative	दीपावलये / दीपावल्यै² / दीपावली¹ dīpāvalaye / dīpāvalyai² / dīpāvalī¹	दीपावलिभ्याम् dīpāvalibhyām	दीपावलिभ्यः dīpāvalibhyaḥ
Ablative	दीपावलेः / दीपावल्याः² / दीपावल्यै³ dīpāvaleḥ / dīpāvalyāḥ² / dīpāvalyai³	दीपावलिभ्याम् dīpāvalibhyām	दीपावलिभ्यः dīpāvalibhyaḥ
Genitive	दीपावलेः / दीपावल्याः² / दीपावल्यै³ dīpāvaleḥ / dīpāvalyāḥ² / dīpāvalyai³	दीपावल्योः dīpāvalyoḥ	दीपावलीनाम् dīpāvalīnām
Locative	दीपावलौ / दीपावल्याम्² / दीपावला¹ dīpāvalau / dīpāvalyām² / dīpāvalā¹	दीपावल्योः dīpāvalyoḥ	दीपावलिषु dīpāvaliṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Proper noun

दीपावलि • (dīpāvali) stem, f

1. (Hinduism) Diwali

   Synonyms: दीपोत्सव (dīpotsava), दीपान्विता (dīpānvitā)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀻 (dīvālī), 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀯𑀮𑀻 (dīvāvalī)

  Magadhi Prakrit:

  • Bengali: দেওয়ালি (deōẇali), দেয়ালি (deẏali)
  • Assamese: দেৱালী (dewali)
  • Maithili: (“clay lamp”)

    Devanagari script: दिबाड़ी (dibāṛī)

    Tirhuta script: 𑒠𑒱𑒥𑒰𑒛𑓃𑒲 (dibāṛī)

  Maharastri Prakrit:

  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: दिवाळी (divāḷī)

    Modi script: 𑘟𑘲𑘪𑘰𑘯𑘲 (dīvāḷī)

    • Marathi: दिवाळी (divāḷī)

  Paisaci Prakrit:

  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi script: ਦਿਵਾਲੀ (divālī)

      Shahmukhi script: دِوالی (divālī)

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: ڏِيَارِي

      Devanagari script: ॾियारी

  Sauraseni Prakrit:

  • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: દિવાળી (divāḷī)
    • Rajasthani: दियाळी
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Hindustani: divālī

      Hindi: दिवाली, दीवाली (dīvālī)

      • → English: Diwali/Divali/Dewali
      • → Irish: Díbheálaí
      • → Burmese: ဒေဝါလီ (dewali)

      Urdu: دِوالِی (divālī)

      • → Persian: دوالی (devâli)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: दीपावली (dīpāvlī), दीपावलि (dīpāvali)

  • → Burmese: ဒီပါဝလီ (dipawa.li)

  Urdu: دِیپاوَلِی (dīpāvalī)

• → Kannada: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ (dīpāvaḷi)
• → Malayalam: ദീപാവലി (dīpāvali)
• → Tamil: தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi)
• → Telugu: దీపావళి (dīpāvaḷi)
• → Tulu: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ (dīpāvaḷi)
• → English: Deepavali (mainly through South Indian languages)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “Dīpâvali”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 481, column 2.