दीपिका

See also: दीपक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दीपिका (dīpikā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪iː.pɪ.kɑː/, [d̪iː.pɪ.käː]
• Hyphenation: दी‧पि‧का

Noun

दीपिका • (dīpikā) f (Urdu spelling دیپکا)

1. light, lamp

   Synonyms: दीप (dīp), दीपक (dīpak), दिया (diyā), चिराग़ (cirāġ)

Declension

Declension of दीपिका (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दीपिका dīpikā	दीपिकाएँ dīpikāẽ
oblique	दीपिका dīpikā	दीपिकाओं dīpikāõ
vocative	दीपिका dīpikā	दीपिकाओ dīpikāo

Proper noun

दीपिका • (dīpikā) f

1. a female given name, Deepika, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of दीपिका (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दीपिका dīpikā	दीपिकाएँ dīpikāẽ
oblique	दीपिका dīpikā	दीपिकाओं dīpikāõ
vocative	दीपिका dīpikā	दीपिकाओ dīpikāo

Sanskrit

Etymology

From दीप् (dīp) +‎ -इका (-ikā).

Noun

दीपिका • (dīpikā) stem, 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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दीपिका (dīpikā)	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)
vocative	दीपिके (dīpike)	दीपिके (dīpike)	दीपिकाः (dīpikāḥ)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “दीपिका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0481.