तत्त्व

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तत्त्व (tattva).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ət̪.t̪ʋᵊ/, [t̪ɐt̪̚.t̪wᵊ]

Noun

तत्त्व • (tattva) m

1. element, component, part
2. substance, essence
3. (chemistry) element
4. (historical) the five basic elements

Declension

Declension of तत्त्व (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तत्त्व tattva	तत्त्व tattva
oblique	तत्त्व tattva	तत्त्वों tattvõ
vocative	तत्त्व tattva	तत्त्वो tattvo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• তত্ত্ব (Assamese script)
• ᬢᬢ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬯ (Balinese script)
• তত্ত্ব (Bengali script)
• 𑰝𑰝𑰿𑰝𑰿𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀢𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• တတ္တွ (Burmese script)
• તત્ત્વ (Gujarati script)
• ਤਤ੍ਤ੍ਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵 (Grantha script)
• ꦠꦠ꧀ꦠ꧀ꦮ (Javanese script)
• 𑂞𑂞𑂹𑂞𑂹𑂫 (Kaithi script)
• ತತ್ತ್ವ (Kannada script)
• តត្ត្វ (Khmer script)
• ຕຕ຺ຕ຺ວ (Lao script)
• തത്ത്വ (Malayalam script)
• ᢠᠠᢠᢠᠣᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘝𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᢐᠠᢐᢐᢦ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦽𑦽𑧠𑦽𑧠𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐟𑐟𑑂𑐟𑑂𑐰 (Newa script)
• ତତ୍ତ୍ଵ (Odia script)
• ꢡꢡ꣄ꢡ꣄ꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆠𑆠𑇀𑆠𑇀𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖝𑖝𑖿𑖝𑖿𑖪 (Siddham script)
• තත‍්ත්‍ව (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩫𑩫 𑪙𑩫 𑪙𑩾 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚙𑚙𑚶𑚙𑚶𑚦 (Takri script)
• தத்த்வ (Tamil script)
• తత్త్వ (Telugu script)
• ตตฺตฺว (Thai script)
• ཏ་ཏྟྭ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒞𑒞𑓂𑒞𑓂𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨙𑨙𑩇𑨙𑩇𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From तद् (tad) +‎ -त्व (-tva).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɐt.tʋɐ/, [tɐt̚.tʋɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪ɐt̪.t̪ʋɐ/, [t̪ɐt̪̚.t̪ʋɐ]

Noun

तत्त्व • (tattva) stem, n

1. true or real state, truth, reality
2. (philosophy) tattva, a true principle, element (25 in number in the Samkhya school)
3. in Vedanta philosophy analysed as तत् त्वम् (tat tvam), one of the Mahāvākyas

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of तत्त्व

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तत्त्वम् (tattvam)	तत्त्वे (tattve)	तत्त्वानि (tattvāni) तत्त्वा¹ (tattvā¹)
accusative	तत्त्वम् (tattvam)	तत्त्वे (tattve)	तत्त्वानि (tattvāni) तत्त्वा¹ (tattvā¹)
instrumental	तत्त्वेन (tattvena)	तत्त्वाभ्याम् (tattvābhyām)	तत्त्वैः (tattvaiḥ) तत्त्वेभिः¹ (tattvebhiḥ¹)
dative	तत्त्वाय (tattvāya)	तत्त्वाभ्याम् (tattvābhyām)	तत्त्वेभ्यः (tattvebhyaḥ)
ablative	तत्त्वात् (tattvāt)	तत्त्वाभ्याम् (tattvābhyām)	तत्त्वेभ्यः (tattvebhyaḥ)
genitive	तत्त्वस्य (tattvasya)	तत्त्वयोः (tattvayoḥ)	तत्त्वानाम् (tattvānām)
locative	तत्त्वे (tattve)	तत्त्वयोः (tattvayoḥ)	तत्त्वेषु (tattveṣu)
vocative	तत्त्व (tattva)	तत्त्वे (tattve)	तत्त्वानि (tattvāni) तत्त्वा¹ (tattvā¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “तत्त्व”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 432, column 3.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “तत्त्व”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press