शाम्भवी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• शांभवी (śāmbhvī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शाम्भवी (śāmbhavī), derived from शम्भु (śambhu, “Shiva”) + -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːm.bʱə.ʋiː/, [ʃä̃ːm.bʱɐ.ʋiː]

Proper noun

शाम्भवी • (śāmbhavī) f

1. (Hinduism) an epithet goddess Durga/Parvati, meaning "consort of Shiva"
2. a female given name, Shambhavi, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of शाम्भवी (sg-only fem ī-stem)

	singular
direct	शाम्भवी śāmbhavī
oblique	शाम्भवी śāmbhavī
vocative	शाम्भवी śāmbhavī

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “शाम्भवी”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1545