dhātu
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀥𑀸𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- धातु (Devanagari 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)
- 𑄙𑄂𑄖𑄪 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit धातु (dhātu).
Noun
dhātu f
- element
- natural condition, a relic
- root of a word
- c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar] (in Pali), page 294; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
- आस इच्चेताय धातुया तिस्स विभत्तिस्स त्थित्तं होति धात्वन्तस्स लोपो च।
- Asa iccetāya dhātuyā tissa vibhattissa tthittaṃ hoti dhātvantassa lopo ca.
- 'As': from this root the ending 'ti' becomes 'tthi' and the end of the root is dropped
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- humour of the body
- a faculty of the senses
Declension
Declension table of "dhātu" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | dhātu | dhātuyo or dhātū |
| Accusative (second) | dhātuṃ | dhātuyo or dhātū |
| Instrumental (third) | dhātuyā | dhātūhi or dhātūbhi |
| Dative (fourth) | dhātuyā | dhātūnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | dhātuyā | dhātūhi or dhātūbhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | dhātuyā | dhātūnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | dhātuyā or dhātuyaṃ | dhātūsu |
| Vocative (calling) | dhātu | dhātuyo or dhātū |
Noun
dhātu m
- root of a word
- c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar] (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'.
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Declension
Declension table of "dhātu" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | dhātu | dhātavo or dhātū |
| Accusative (second) | dhātuṃ | dhātavo or dhātū |
| Instrumental (third) | dhātunā | dhātūhi or dhātūbhi |
| Dative (fourth) | dhātussa or dhātuno | dhātūnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | dhātusmā or dhātumhā | dhātūhi or dhātūbhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | dhātussa or dhātuno | dhātūnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | dhātusmiṃ or dhātumhi | dhātūsu |
| Vocative (calling) | dhātu | dhātave or dhātavo |
Descendants
- → Burmese: ဓာတ် (dhat)
- → Shan: ထၢတ်ႈ (thāat)
- → Khmer: ធាតុ (thiət)
- → Thai: ธาตุ (tâat)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “dhātu”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead