तत्व

Hindi

Alternative forms

• तत्त्व (tattva) — usually in Dharmic contexts

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तत्त्व (tattva); likely a misspelling that became more used.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ət̪.ʋᵊ/, [t̪ɐt̪.wᵊ]

Noun

तत्व • (tatva) m

1. essence, reality; hidden nature
2. (physics, chemistry) chemical element

   Synonym: रासायनिक तत्व (rāsāynik tatva) (less ambiguous)

Declension

Declension of तत्व (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तत्व tatva	तत्व tatva
oblique	तत्व tatva	तत्वों tatvõ
vocative	तत्व tatva	तत्वो tatvo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तत्व”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तत्व”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press