suriya

See also: Suriya

Pali

FWOTD – 26 January 2016

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• सुरिय (Devanagari script)
• সুরিয (Bengali script)
• සුරිය (Sinhalese script)
• သုရိယ (Burmese script)
• สุริย or สุริยะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩩᩁᩥᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຸຣິຍ or ສຸຣິຍະ or ສຸຣິຢະ (Lao script)
• សុរិយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄪𑄢𑄨𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Vedic Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”). Also see Sanskrit स्वर् (svar, “heaven, light”). Compare Latin sōl, Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʊɻɪjɐ/

Noun

suriya m

1. sun
   • ~100 BCE, Nāgasena (with later contributors), Milinda-panha‎^[1], page 274:

     bhante Nāgasena, suriyassa pi tāva tejosampannassa rogo […]

2. the sun as a god

Declension

Declension table of "suriya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	suriyo	suriyā
Accusative (second)	suriyaṃ	suriye
Instrumental (third)	suriyena	suriyehi or suriyebhi
Dative (fourth)	suriyassa or suriyāya or suriyatthaṃ	suriyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	suriyasmā or suriyamhā or suriyā	suriyehi or suriyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	suriyassa	suriyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	suriyasmiṃ or suriyamhi or suriye	suriyesu
Vocative (calling)	suriya	suriyā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “suriya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead