ली

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /liː/

Verb

ली • (lī)

1. inflection of लेना (lenā):
   1. feminine singular perfective participle
   2. feminine singular perfect indicative

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [liː]

Noun

ली • (lī) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐮𑐷)

1. brass

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• री (rī), लय् (lay)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• লী (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬷ (Balinese script)
• লী (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• လီ (Burmese script)
• લી (Gujarati script)
• ਲੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ಲೀ (Kannada script)
• លី (Khmer script)
• ລີ (Lao script)
• ലീ (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐷 (Newa script)
• ଲୀ (Odia script)
• ꢭꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖱 (Siddham script)
• ලී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚯 (Takri script)
• லீ (Tamil script)
• లీ (Telugu script)
• ลี (Thai script)
• ལཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂liH-, the zero-grade of *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Compare Latin līmus (“slime”), Irish lean (“to follow; to endure”), Hittite [script needed] (ú-li-iš-ta, “hide oneself”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /liː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /l̪iː/

Root

ली • (lī)

1. to adhere, obtain
2. to melt, liquefy, dissolve
3. to cling or press closely, stick or adhere to
4. to lie, recline, alight or settle on
5. to hide or cower down in, disappear, vanish
6. to deceive
7. to obtain honour
8. to humble

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ली (0 c, 5 e)

Terms derived from the Sanskrit root ली (4 c, 0 e)

Primary Verbal Forms

• लीयते (lī́yate) (Present)
• लीयति (lī́yati) (Present)
• लयति (láyati) (Present)
• लिनाति (linā́ti) (Present)
• लेष्यति (leṣyáti) (Future)
• लास्यति (lāsyáti) (Future)
• लेता (letā́) (Periphrastic Future)
• लाता (lātā́) (Periphrastic Future)
• अलैषीत् (álaiṣīt) (Aorist)
• अलासीत् (álāsīt) (Aorist)
• लिल्ये (lilyé) (Perfect)
• लिलाय (lilā́ya) (Perfect)
• ललौ (lalau) (Perfect)

Secondary Forms

• लापयति (lāpáyati) (Causative)
• लाययति (lāyáyati) (Causative)
• लाप्यते (lāpyáte) (Passive of Causative)
• लिलीषति (lilīṣati) (Desiderative)
• लेलीयते (lelīyate) (Intensive)
• लेलयीति (lelayīti) (Intensive)
• लेलेति (leleti) (Intensive)
• लेलायति (lelā́yati) (Intensive)

Non-Finite Forms

• लीन (līná) (Past Participle)
• लेतुम् (letum) (Infinitive)
• लातुम् (lātum) (Infinitive)
• लीय (līya) (Gerund)
• लाय (lāya) (Gerund)
• लायम् (lā́yam) (Gerund)

Derived Nominal Forms

• लय (láya)
• लयन (láyana)
• लयु (layú)
• लीयन (līyana)
• लाय (lā́ya)
• लायक (lā́yaka)
• लाय्य (lā́yya)
• लायन (lāyana)

Noun

ली • (lī) stem, f

1. clinging, adhering

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of ली

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	लीः (līḥ)	लियौ (liyau)	लियः (liyaḥ)
accusative	लियम् (liyam)	लियौ (liyau)	लियः (liyaḥ)
instrumental	लिया (liyā)	लीभ्याम् (lībhyām)	लीभिः (lībhiḥ)
dative	लिये (liye) लियै¹ (liyai¹)	लीभ्याम् (lībhyām)	लीभ्यः (lībhyaḥ)
ablative	लियः (liyaḥ) लियाः¹ (liyāḥ¹) लियै² (liyai²)	लीभ्याम् (lībhyām)	लीभ्यः (lībhyaḥ)
genitive	लियः (liyaḥ) लियाः¹ (liyāḥ¹) लियै² (liyai²)	लियोः (liyoḥ)	लियाम् (liyām) लीनाम्¹ (līnām¹)
locative	लियि (liyi) लियाम्¹ (liyām¹)	लियोः (liyoḥ)	लीषु (līṣu)
vocative	लीः (līḥ)	लियौ (liyau)	लियः (liyaḥ)

• ¹Later Sanskrit
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “ली”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 903, column 2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 474-475