जीवति

See also: जीवित

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• jīvati (Latin script)
• 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• জীৰতি (Bengali script)
• ජීවති (Sinhalese script)
• ဇီဝတိ or ဇဳဝတိ or ၹီဝတိ (Burmese script)
• ชีวติ or ชีวะติ (Thai script)
• ᨩᩦᩅᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊີວຕິ or ຊີວະຕິ (Lao script)
• ជីវតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄩𑅇𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Verb

जीवति (root jīv, first conjugation)

1. Devanagari script form of jīvati

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• জীৱতি (Assamese script)
• ᬚᬷᬯᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• জীবতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰱𑰪𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဇီဝတိ (Burmese script)
• જીવતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਜੀਵਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦷꦮꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂲𑂫𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಜೀವತಿ (Kannada script)
• ជីវតិ (Khmer script)
• ຊີວຕິ (Lao script)
• ജീവതി (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᡳᡳᠸᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘲𑘪𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠢᠢᠸᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧓𑧊𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑐷𑐰𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଜୀଵତି (Odia script)
• ꢙꢷꢮꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑆵𑆮𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖱𑖪𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ජීවති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣𑩑𑩛𑩾𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚯𑚦𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஜீவதி (Tamil script)
• జీవతి (Telugu script)
• ชีวติ (Thai script)
• ཛཱི་ཝ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑒲𑒫𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑨁𑨊𑨭𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós

Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰíHwati

Sanskrit जीव॑ति

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰíHwati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti, from *gʷih₃wós, from *gʷeyh₃- + *-wós. Cognate with Avestan 𐬘𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (juuaⁱti), Old Church Slavonic жити (žiti), Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô), Latin vīvō.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑíː.ʋɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑiː.ʋɐ.t̪i/

Verb

जीव॑ति • (jī́vati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, present, root जीव्)

1. lives, is or remains alive
2. revives (sometimes with पुनर्- (punar-))
3. supports life, keeps alive
4. nourishes, brings up
5. seeks a livelihood, wishes to live by

Conjugation

Present: जीव॑ति (jī́vati), जीव॑ते (jī́vate)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	जीव॑ति jī́vati	जीव॑तः jī́vataḥ	जीव॑न्ति jī́vanti	जीव॑ते jī́vate	जीवे॑ते jī́vete	जीव॑न्ते jī́vante
Second	जीव॑सि jī́vasi	जीव॑थः jī́vathaḥ	जीव॑थ jī́vatha	जीव॑से jī́vase	जीवे॑थे jī́vethe	जीव॑ध्वे jī́vadhve
First	जीवा॑मि jī́vāmi	जीवा॑वः jī́vāvaḥ	जीवा॑मः / जीवा॑मसि¹ jī́vāmaḥ / jī́vāmasi¹	जीवे॑ jī́ve	जीवा॑वहे jī́vāvahe	जीवा॑महे jī́vāmahe
Imperative
Third	जीव॑तु jī́vatu	जीव॑ताम् jī́vatām	जीव॑न्तु jī́vantu	जीव॑ताम् jī́vatām	जीवे॑ताम् jī́vetām	जीव॑न्ताम् jī́vantām
Second	जीव॑ jī́va	जीव॑तम् jī́vatam	जीव॑त jī́vata	जीव॑स्व jī́vasva	जीवे॑थाम् jī́vethām	जीव॑ध्वम् jī́vadhvam
First	जीवा॑नि jī́vāni	जीवा॑व jī́vāva	जीवा॑म jī́vāma	जीवै॑ jī́vai	जीवा॑वहै jī́vāvahai	जीवा॑महै jī́vāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	जीवे॑त् jī́vet	जीवे॑ताम् jī́vetām	जीवे॑युः jī́veyuḥ	जीवे॑त jī́veta	जीवे॑याताम् jī́veyātām	जीवे॑रन् jī́veran
Second	जीवेः॑ jī́veḥ	जीवे॑तम् jī́vetam	जीवे॑त jī́veta	जीवे॑थाः jī́vethāḥ	जीवे॑याथाम् jī́veyāthām	जीवे॑ध्वम् jī́vedhvam
First	जीवे॑यम् jī́veyam	जीवे॑व jī́veva	जीवे॑म jī́vema	जीवे॑य jī́veya	जीवे॑वहि jī́vevahi	जीवे॑महि jī́vemahi
Subjunctive
Third	जीवा॑त् / जीवा॑ति jī́vāt / jī́vāti	जीवा॑तः jī́vātaḥ	जीवा॑न् jī́vān	जीवा॑ते / जीवा॑तै jī́vāte / jī́vātai	जीवै॑ते jī́vaite	जीव॑न्त / जीवा॑न्तै jī́vanta / jī́vāntai
Second	जीवाः॑ / जीवा॑सि jī́vāḥ / jī́vāsi	जीवा॑थः jī́vāthaḥ	जीवा॑थ jī́vātha	जीवा॑से / जीवा॑सै jī́vāse / jī́vāsai	जीवै॑थे jī́vaithe	जीवा॑ध्वै jī́vādhvai
First	जीवा॑नि jī́vāni	जीवा॑व jī́vāva	जीवा॑म jī́vāma	जीवै॑ jī́vai	जीवा॑वहै jī́vāvahai	जीवा॑महै jī́vāmahai
Participles
	जीव॑त् jī́vat			जीव॑मान jī́vamāna
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic

Imperfect: अजी॑वत् (ájīvat), अजी॑वत (ájīvata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अजी॑वत् ájīvat	अजी॑वताम् ájīvatām	अजी॑वन् ájīvan	अजी॑वत ájīvata	अजी॑वेताम् ájīvetām	अजी॑वन्त ájīvanta
Second	अजी॑वः ájīvaḥ	अजी॑वतम् ájīvatam	अजी॑वत ájīvata	अजी॑वथाः ájīvathāḥ	अजी॑वेथाम् ájīvethām	अजी॑वध्वम् ájīvadhvam
First	अजी॑वम् ájīvam	अजी॑वाव ájīvāva	अजी॑वाम ájīvāma	अजी॑वे ájīve	अजी॑वावहि ájīvāvahi	अजी॑वामहि ájīvāmahi

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri: زُوُن / ज़ुवुन (zuvun)
  • Shina: [script needed] (žonu)
• Pali: jīvati
• Prakrit: 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀇 (jīvaï), 𑀚𑀻𑀅𑀇 (jīaï), 𑀚𑀺𑀅𑀇 (jiaï) — Māhārāṣṭrī, 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀤𑀺 (jīvadi) — Śaurasenī, 𑀬𑀻𑀅𑀤𑀺 (yīadi) — Māgadhī (see there for further descendants)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “जीवति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 422.