द्वीप

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʋiːp/, [d̪wiːp]

Noun

द्वीप • (dvīp) m

1. (geography) island

   Synonyms: जज़ीरा (jazīrā), टापू (ṭāpū)

Declension

Declension of द्वीप (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	द्वीप dvīp	द्वीप dvīp
oblique	द्वीप dvīp	द्वीपों dvīpõ
vocative	द्वीप dvīp	द्वीपो dvīpo

Derived terms

• द्वीपसमूह (dvīpsamūh, “archipelago”)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “द्वीप”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2410
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “द्वीप”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 333
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “द्वीप”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 518
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “द्वीप”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 325.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দ্বীপ (Assamese script)
• ᬤ᭄ᬯᬷᬧ (Balinese script)
• দ্বীপ (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰿𑰪𑰱𑰢 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀧 (Brahmi script)
• ဒွီပ (Burmese script)
• દ્વીપ (Gujarati script)
• ਦ੍ਵੀਪ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌪 (Grantha script)
• ꦢ꧀ꦮꦷꦥ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂹𑂫𑂲𑂣 (Kaithi script)
• ದ್ವೀಪ (Kannada script)
• ទ្វីប (Khmer script)
• ທ຺ວີປ (Lao script)
• ദ്വീപ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᠣᠸᡳᡳᢒᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘿𑘪𑘲𑘢 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠸᠢᠢᢒᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧠𑧊𑧓𑧂 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑑂𑐰𑐷𑐥 (Newa script)
• ଦ୍ଵୀପ (Odia script)
• ꢣ꣄ꢮꢷꢦ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑇀𑆮𑆵𑆥 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖿𑖪𑖱𑖢 (Siddham script)
• ද්‍වීප (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭 𑪙𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩰 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚶𑚦𑚯𑚞 (Takri script)
• த்³வீப (Tamil script)
• ద్వీప (Telugu script)
• ทฺวีป (Thai script)
• དྭཱི་པ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑓂𑒫𑒲𑒣 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑩇𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨞 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwáH

Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwi-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps

Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwi-Hp-ás

Sanskrit द्वीप

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwi-Hp-ás (“island”, literally “double-watered”), from *dwi- (“two”, compounding form of *dwáH (“two”)) +‎ *Hā́ps (“water”). Related to Younger Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬉𐬞𐬇 (duuaēpə̄, “on the island”). For the formation, compare अनूप (anūpá).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʋiː.pɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ʋiː.pɐ/

Noun

द्वी॒प • (dvīpá) stem, m or n

1. island, peninsula, sandbank
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
2. division of the terrestrial world

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of द्वी॒प

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	द्वी॒पः (dvīpáḥ)	द्वी॒पौ (dvīpáu) द्वी॒पा¹ (dvīpā́¹)	द्वी॒पाः (dvīpā́ḥ) द्वी॒पासः॑¹ (dvīpā́saḥ¹)
accusative	द्वी॒पम् (dvīpám)	द्वी॒पौ (dvīpáu) द्वी॒पा¹ (dvīpā́¹)	द्वी॒पान् (dvīpā́n)
instrumental	द्वी॒पेन॑ (dvīpéna)	द्वी॒पाभ्या॑म् (dvīpā́bhyām)	द्वी॒पैः (dvīpáiḥ) द्वी॒पेभिः॑¹ (dvīpébhiḥ¹)
dative	द्वी॒पाय॑ (dvīpā́ya)	द्वी॒पाभ्या॑म् (dvīpā́bhyām)	द्वी॒पेभ्यः॑ (dvīpébhyaḥ)
ablative	द्वी॒पात् (dvīpā́t)	द्वी॒पाभ्या॑म् (dvīpā́bhyām)	द्वी॒पेभ्यः॑ (dvīpébhyaḥ)
genitive	द्वी॒पस्य॑ (dvīpásya)	द्वी॒पयोः॑ (dvīpáyoḥ)	द्वी॒पाना॑म् (dvīpā́nām)
locative	द्वी॒पे (dvīpé)	द्वी॒पयोः॑ (dvīpáyoḥ)	द्वी॒पेषु॑ (dvīpéṣu)
vocative	द्वीप॑ (dvī́pa)	द्वीपौ॑ (dvī́pau) द्वीपा॑¹ (dvī́pā¹)	द्वीपाः॑ (dvī́pāḥ) द्वीपा॑सः¹ (dvī́pāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of द्वी॒प

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	द्वी॒पम् (dvīpám)	द्वी॒पे (dvīpé)	द्वी॒पानि॑ (dvīpā́ni) द्वी॒पा¹ (dvīpā́¹)
accusative	द्वी॒पम् (dvīpám)	द्वी॒पे (dvīpé)	द्वी॒पानि॑ (dvīpā́ni) द्वी॒पा¹ (dvīpā́¹)
instrumental	द्वी॒पेन॑ (dvīpéna)	द्वी॒पाभ्या॑म् (dvīpā́bhyām)	द्वी॒पैः (dvīpáiḥ) द्वी॒पेभिः॑¹ (dvīpébhiḥ¹)
dative	द्वी॒पाय॑ (dvīpā́ya)	द्वी॒पाभ्या॑म् (dvīpā́bhyām)	द्वी॒पेभ्यः॑ (dvīpébhyaḥ)
ablative	द्वी॒पात् (dvīpā́t)	द्वी॒पाभ्या॑म् (dvīpā́bhyām)	द्वी॒पेभ्यः॑ (dvīpébhyaḥ)
genitive	द्वी॒पस्य॑ (dvīpásya)	द्वी॒पयोः॑ (dvīpáyoḥ)	द्वी॒पाना॑म् (dvīpā́nām)
locative	द्वी॒पे (dvīpé)	द्वी॒पयोः॑ (dvīpáyoḥ)	द्वी॒पेषु॑ (dvīpéṣu)
vocative	द्वीप॑ (dvī́pa)	द्वीपे॑ (dvī́pe)	द्वीपा॑नि (dvī́pāni) द्वीपा॑¹ (dvī́pā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• द्वीपिन् (dvīpín)
• द्वीप्य (dvī́pya)
• द्वैप्य (dvaipya)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva)
  • Assamese: দীয়া (dia)
  • Bengali: দীয়া (diẏa)
  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Dhivehi: ދޫ (dū)
    • Sinhalese: දිව (diwa)
      • ⇒ Sinhalese: දිවයින (diwayina)
  • Kashmiri: ज़ुवु (zuwu)
  • → Tamil: தீவு (tīvu)
• Pali: dīpa
  • → Old Javanese: dīpa (“island”) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Thai: ทีป (tîip)
  • → Burmese: ဒီပါ (dipa)
• → Assamese: দ্বীপ (dip)
• → Bengali: দ্বীপ (dip)
• → Hindi: द्वीप (dvīp)
• → Kannada: ದ್ವೀಪ (dvīpa)
• → Khmer: ទ្វីប (tviip)
• → Lao: ທະວີບ (tha wīp)
• → Lü: ᦑᦞᦲᧇ (tviib)
• → Malayalam: ദ്വീപ് (dvīpŭ)
• → Mongolian: тив (tiv)
• → Odia: ଦ୍ୱୀପ (dwipa)
• → Old Javanese: dwīpa
• → Punjabi: ਦੀਪ (dīpa)
• → Thai: ทวีป (tá-wîip)
• → Telugu: ద్వీపము (dvīpamu)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “द्वीप”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 507, column 1.
• Klein, Joseph, Fritz (2018): Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics