दिशा

See also: दृश्, देश, दश, and देशी

Hindi

Etymology

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

Noun

दिशा • (diśā) f

1. direction

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दिशा (diśā).

Noun

दिशा • (diśā) f

1. direction
2. (navigation) compass point

References

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

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬤᬶᬰᬵ (Balinese script)
• দিশা (Bengali script)
• দিশা (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰰𑰫𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀺𑀰𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌾 (Grantha script)
• દિશા (Gujarati script)
• ꦢꦶꦯꦴ (Javanese script)
• ದಿಶಾ (Kannada script)
• ဒိၐာ (Burmese script)
• ଦିଶା (Oriya script)
• ꢣꢶꢯꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆴𑆯𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖰𑖫𑖯 (Siddham script)
• దిశా (Telugu script)
• དིཤཱ (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): /d̪í.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)
• → Hindi: दिशा (diśā)
• → Marathi: दिशा (diśā)