द्यूत
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyuH- (“to endeavour”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬛𐬍𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬧𐬙𐬍 (ādīuuiieiṇtī, “to endeavour”), Ossetian ӕндеун (ændewn), ӕндиуын (ændiwyn, “to dare”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d̪juː.t̪ɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈd̪juː.t̪ɐ/
Noun
द्यूत • (dyūtá) n
- gambling, game of dice
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
- c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
- c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti
- play, gaming
- contest; battle or fight for
- c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of द्यूत (dyūtá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | द्यूतम् dyūtám | द्यूते dyūté | द्यूतानि / द्यूता¹ dyūtā́ni / dyūtā́¹ |
Vocative | द्यूत dyū́ta | द्यूते dyū́te | द्यूतानि / द्यूता¹ dyū́tāni / dyū́tā¹ |
Accusative | द्यूतम् dyūtám | द्यूते dyūté | द्यूतानि / द्यूता¹ dyūtā́ni / dyūtā́¹ |
Instrumental | द्यूतेन dyūténa | द्यूताभ्याम् dyūtā́bhyām | द्यूतैः / द्यूतेभिः¹ dyūtaíḥ / dyūtébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | द्यूताय dyūtā́ya | द्यूताभ्याम् dyūtā́bhyām | द्यूतेभ्यः dyūtébhyaḥ |
Ablative | द्यूतात् dyūtā́t | द्यूताभ्याम् dyūtā́bhyām | द्यूतेभ्यः dyūtébhyaḥ |
Genitive | द्यूतस्य dyūtásya | द्यूतयोः dyūtáyoḥ | द्यूतानाम् dyūtā́nām |
Locative | द्यूते dyūté | द्यूतयोः dyūtáyoḥ | द्यूतेषु dyūtéṣu |
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Descendants
- Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
- Assamese: জুৱা (zua)
- Bengali: জুয়া (juya)
- Oriya: ଜୁଆ (jua)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀽𑀯 (jūva)
- Pali: jūta
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑀽𑀤 (jūda), 𑀚𑀽𑀅 (jūa)
- Gujarati: જુવું (juvũ)
- Hindi: जुआ (juā)
- Punjabi: ਜੂਆ (jūā)