जीव्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From the zero-grade (*ǰiHw-) of Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰayHw-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-.

Root

जीव् • (jīv)

1. live
2. revive, reanimate

Derived terms

• (verbs):
  • जीवति (jīvati, “to live”, 1 P, 1 Ā)
  • जीवयति (jīvayati, “to make alive, nourish”, causative)
  • जीवापयति (jīvāpayati, “to revive”)
  • जिजीविषति (jijīviṣati, “to wish to live”, desiderative)
  • जुज्यूषति (jujyūṣati, ?)
• (roots):
  • अनुजीव् (anujīv, “to live by, depend on”)
  • अतिजीव् (atijīv, “to survive”)
  • उज्जीव् (ujjīv, “to revive”)
  • उपजीव् (upajīv, “to subsist”)