दिशा

See also: दृश्, देश, दश, and देशी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दिशा (diśā), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪ.ʃɑː/, [d̪ɪ.ʃäː]

Noun

दिशा • (diśā) f (Urdu spelling دشا‎)

1. direction

Declension

Declension of दिशा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दिशा diśā	दिशाएँ diśāẽ
oblique	दिशा diśā	दिशाओं diśāõ
vocative	दिशा diśā	दिशाओ diśāo

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दिशा (diśā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪i.ɕa/

Noun

दिशा • (diśā) f

1. direction
2. (navigation) compass point

Declension

Declension of दिशा (diśā)
direct singular	दिशा diśā
direct plural	दिशा diśā
	singular		plural
nominative	दिशा diśā		दिशा diśā
oblique	दिशे- diśe-		दिशां- diśāN-
dative	दिशेला diśelā		दिशांना diśāNnā
ergative	दिशेने diśene		दिशांनी diśāNni
instrumental	दिशेशी diśeśi		दिशांशी diśāNśi
locative	दिशेत diśet		दिशांत diśāNt
vocative	दिशे diśe		दिशांनो diśāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of दिशा
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	दिशेचा diśeċā	दिशेचे diśece	दिशेची diśeci	दिशेच्या diśeca	दिशेचे, दिशेचं diśece, diśeċa	दिशेची diśeci	दिशेच्या diśeca
plural subject	दिशांचा diśāNċā	दिशांचे diśāNce	दिशांची diśāNci	दिशांच्या diśāNca	दिशांचे, दिशांचं diśāNce, diśāNċa	दिशांची diśāNci	दिशांच्या diśāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

• (compass points) दिशा;

वायव्य (vāyavya)	उत्तर (uttar)	ईशान्य (īśānya)
पश्चिम (paścim)		पूर्व (pūrva)
नैऋत्य (naiŕtya)	दक्षिण (dakṣiṇ)	आग्नेय (āgney)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “दिशा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “दिशा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Nepali

Alternative forms

• दिसा (disā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪isä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दिसा

Noun

दिशा • (diśā)

1. direction

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬤᬶᬰᬵ (Balinese script)
• দিশা (Assamese script)
• দিশা (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰰𑰫𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀺𑀰𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌾 (Grantha script)
• દિશા (Gujarati script)
• ਦਿਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦢꦶꦯꦴ (Javanese script)
• ទិឝា (Khmer script)
• ದಿಶಾ (Kannada script)
• ທິຨາ (Lao script)
• ദിശാ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘟𑘱𑘫𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢑᢈᠱᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᡩᡳᡧᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• ဒိၐာ (Burmese script)
• 𑦿𑧒𑧋𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐶𑐱𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଦିଶା (Oriya script)
• ꢣꢶꢯꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆴𑆯𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖰𑖫𑖯 (Siddham script)
• දිශා (Sinhalese script)
• దిశా (Telugu script)
• ทิศา (Thai script)
• དི་ཤཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒱𑒬𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *díḱ-eh₂, from *deyḱ- (“to point out”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δῐ́κη (díkē).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dí.ɕɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪i.ɕɑː/

Noun

दिशा • (díśā) f

1. direction, region, quarter or point of the compass

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of दिशा (díśā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दिशा díśā	दिशे díśe	दिशाः díśāḥ
Vocative	दिशे díśe	दिशे díśe	दिशाः díśāḥ
Accusative	दिशाम् díśām	दिशे díśe	दिशाः díśāḥ
Instrumental	दिशया / दिशा¹ díśayā / díśā¹	दिशाभ्याम् díśābhyām	दिशाभिः díśābhiḥ
Dative	दिशायै díśāyai	दिशाभ्याम् díśābhyām	दिशाभ्यः díśābhyaḥ
Ablative	दिशायाः díśāyāḥ	दिशाभ्याम् díśābhyām	दिशाभ्यः díśābhyaḥ
Genitive	दिशायाः díśāyāḥ	दिशयोः díśayoḥ	दिशानाम् díśānām
Locative	दिशायाम् díśāyām	दिशयोः díśayoḥ	दिशासु díśāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: disā
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀤𑀺𑀲𑀸 (disā)
• → Kannada: ದೆಸೆ (dese)
• →Tatsama:

  • Hindi: दिशा (diśā)
  • Marathi: दिशा (diśā)
  • Tamil: திசை (ticai)