दिशा

See also: दृश्, देश, दश, and देशी

Hindi

Etymology

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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

• 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

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• দিশা (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬶᬰᬵ (Balinese script)
• দিশা (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰰𑰫𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀺𑀰𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဒိၐာ (Burmese script)
• દિશા (Gujarati script)
• ਦਿਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦶꦯꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂱𑂬𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ದಿಶಾ (Kannada script)
• ទិឝា (Khmer script)
• ທິຨາ (Lao script)
• ദിശാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡳᡧᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘱𑘫𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠢᠱᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧒𑧋𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐶𑐱𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଦିଶା (Odia script)
• ꢣꢶꢯꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆴𑆯𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖰𑖫𑖯 (Siddham script)
• දිශා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩑𑩿𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚮𑚧𑚭 (Takri script)
• தி³ஶா (Tamil script)
• దిశా (Telugu script)
• ทิศา (Thai script)
• དི་ཤཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒱𑒬𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨁𑨮𑨊 (Zanabazar Square 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 Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪i.ɕɑː/

Noun

दिशा • (díśā) stem, 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 / दिशायै² díśāyāḥ / díśāyai²	दिशाभ्याम् díśābhyām	दिशाभ्यः díśābhyaḥ
Genitive	दिशायाः / दिशायै² díśāyāḥ / díśāyai²	दिशयोः díśayoḥ	दिशानाम् díśānām
Locative	दिशायाम् díśāyām	दिशयोः díśayoḥ	दिशासु díśāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: disā
• → Hindi: दिशा (diśā)
• → Marathi: दिशा (diśā)