दीपिका

See also: दीपक

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दीपिका (dīpikā).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: दी‧पि‧का

Noun

दीपिका • (dīpikā) f (Urdu spelling دیپکا‏)

1. light
2. lamp

Synonyms

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• दीप (dīp)
• दीपक (dīpak)
• दिया (diyā)
• चिराग़ (cirāġ)

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Sanskrit

Noun

दीपिका • (dīpikā) f

1. light, lamp, lantern
2. moonlight
3. "illustrator" or "illustration" at the end of titles of books (compare कुलदीपिका (kula-dīpikā), गूढार्थदीपिका (gūḍhā-rtha-dīpikā), त्रैलोक्यदीपिका (trailokya-dīpikā)) and also alone, name of works
4. Ptychotis ajowan (possibly Trachyspermum ammi) or the root of Calmus
5. (music) name of a रागिणी (rāgiṇī)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of दीपिका
Nom. sg.	दीपिका (dīpikā)
Gen. sg.	दीपिकायाः (dīpikāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दीपिका (dīpikā)	दीपिके (dīpike)	दीपिकाः (dīpikāḥ)
Vocative	दीपिके (dīpike)	दीपिके (dīpike)	दीपिकाः (dīpikāḥ)
Accusative	दीपिकाम् (dīpikām)	दीपिके (dīpike)	दीपिकाः (dīpikāḥ)
Instrumental	दीपिकया (dīpikayā)	दीपिकाभ्याम् (dīpikābhyām)	दीपिकाभिः (dīpikābhiḥ)
Dative	दीपिकायै (dīpikāyai)	दीपिकाभ्याम् (dīpikābhyām)	दीपिकाभ्यः (dīpikābhyaḥ)
Ablative	दीपिकायाः (dīpikāyāḥ)	दीपिकाभ्याम् (dīpikābhyām)	दीपिकाभ्यः (dīpikābhyaḥ)
Genitive	दीपिकायाः (dīpikāyāḥ)	दीपिकयोः (dīpikayoḥ)	दीपिकानाम् (dīpikānām)
Locative	दीपिकायाम् (dīpikāyām)	दीपिकयोः (dīpikayoḥ)	दीपिकासु (dīpikāsu)

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0481