धातु

See also: धातृ and धृत

Hindi

Noun

धातु • (dhātu) f

1. metal, metallic element

Declension

Declension of धातु (fem u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धातु dhātu	धातुएँ dhātuẽ
oblique	धातु dhātu	धातुओं dhātuõ
vocative	धातु dhātu	धातुओ dhātuo

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• dhātu (Latin script)
• 𑀥𑀸𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ধাতু (Bengali script)
• ධාතු (Sinhalese script)
• ဓာတု or ꩪႃတု (Burmese script)
• ธาตุ (Thai script)
• ᨵᩤᨲᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຘາຕຸ (Lao script)
• ធាតុ (Khmer script)

Noun

धातु f

1. Devanagari script form of dhātu (“element”)

Declension

Declension table of "धातु" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	धातु	धातुयो or धातू
Accusative (second)	धातुं	धातुयो or धातू
Instrumental (third)	धातुया	धातूहि or धातूभि
Dative (fourth)	धातुया	धातूनं
Ablative (fifth)	धातुया	धातूहि or धातूभि
Genitive (sixth)	धातुया	धातूनं
Locative (seventh)	धातुया or धातुयं	धातूसु
Vocative (calling)	धातु	धातुयो or धातू

Noun

धातु m

1. Devanagari script form of dhātu (“root of a word”)

   c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎^[1] (in Pali), page 283; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:

   दिस इच्चेतस्स धातुस्स पस्स दिस्स दक्ख इच्चेते आदेसा होन्ति वा।

   Disa iccetassa dhātussa passa dissa dakkha iccete ādesā honti vā.

   'Dis': this root may become 'pass', 'diss' or 'dakkh'.

Declension

Declension table of "धातु" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	धातु	धातवो or धातू
Accusative (second)	धातुं	धातवो or धातू
Instrumental (third)	धातुना	धातूहि or धातूभि
Dative (fourth)	धातुस्स or धातुनो	धातूनं
Ablative (fifth)	धातुस्मा or धातुम्हा	धातूहि or धातूभि
Genitive (sixth)	धातुस्स or धातुनो	धातूनं
Locative (seventh)	धातुस्मिं or धातुम्हि	धातूसु
Vocative (calling)	धातु	धातवे or धातवो

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Sanskrit

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɑ́ː.t̪u/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱɑː.t̪u/

Noun

धातु • (dhā́tu) m

1. layer, stratum
2. constituent part, ingredient
3. element, primitive matter
4. a constituent element or essential ingredient of the body
5. primary element of the earth; i.e. metal, mineral, ore (especially a red mineral)
6. (grammar) verbal root
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of धातु (dhā́tu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धातुः dhā́tuḥ	धातू dhā́tū	धातवः dhā́tavaḥ
Vocative	धातो dhā́to	धातू dhā́tū	धातवः dhā́tavaḥ
Accusative	धातुम् dhā́tum	धातू dhā́tū	धातून् dhā́tūn
Instrumental	धातुना / धात्वा¹ dhā́tunā / dhā́tvā¹	धातुभ्याम् dhā́tubhyām	धातुभिः dhā́tubhiḥ
Dative	धातवे / धात्वे² dhā́tave / dhā́tve²	धातुभ्याम् dhā́tubhyām	धातुभ्यः dhā́tubhyaḥ
Ablative	धातोः / धात्वः² dhā́toḥ / dhā́tvaḥ²	धातुभ्याम् dhā́tubhyām	धातुभ्यः dhā́tubhyaḥ
Genitive	धातोः / धात्वः² dhā́toḥ / dhā́tvaḥ²	धात्वोः dhā́tvoḥ	धातूनाम् dhā́tūnām
Locative	धातौ dhā́tau	धात्वोः dhā́tvoḥ	धातुषु dhā́tuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Derived terms

• आकाशधातु (ākāśadhātu)

Descendants

• → Telugu: ధాతువు (dhātuvu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) , “धातु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 513.