लोहित
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬮᭀᬳᬶᬢ (Balinese script)
- লোহিত (Assamese script)
- লোহিত (Bengali script)
- 𑰩𑰺𑰮𑰰𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌲𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌤 (Grantha script)
- લોહિત (Gujarati script)
- ꦭꦺꦴꦲꦶꦠ (Javanese script)
- ಲೋಹಿತ (Kannada script)
- လောဟိတ (Burmese script)
- 𑐮𑑀𑐴𑐶𑐟 (Newa script)
- ଲୋହିତ (Oriya script)
- ꢭꣂꢲꢶꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆬𑆾𑆲𑆴𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖩𑖺𑖮𑖰𑖝 (Siddham script)
- లోహిత (Telugu script)
- ལོཧིཏ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒪𑒼𑒯𑒱𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬙𐬀 (raoiδita), English red. Doublet of रोहित (rohita). Also related to रुधिर (rudhira, “red”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /l̪ɐ́w.ɦi.t̪ɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈl̪oː.ɦi.t̪ɐ/
Adjective
लोहित • (lóhita)
- red, reddish
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
- made of copper
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
Noun
लोहित • (lóhita) m
- blood
- any red substance
- c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of लोहित (lóhita) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | लोहितः lóhitaḥ | लोहितौ lóhitau | लोहिताः / लोहितासः¹ lóhitāḥ / lóhitāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | लोहित lóhita | लोहितौ lóhitau | लोहिताः / लोहितासः¹ lóhitāḥ / lóhitāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | लोहितम् lóhitam | लोहितौ lóhitau | लोहितान् lóhitān |
Instrumental | लोहितेन lóhitena | लोहिताभ्याम् lóhitābhyām | लोहितैः / लोहितेभिः¹ lóhitaiḥ / lóhitebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | लोहिताय lóhitāya | लोहिताभ्याम् lóhitābhyām | लोहितेभ्यः lóhitebhyaḥ |
Ablative | लोहितात् lóhitāt | लोहिताभ्याम् lóhitābhyām | लोहितेभ्यः lóhitebhyaḥ |
Genitive | लोहितस्य lóhitasya | लोहितयोः lóhitayoḥ | लोहितानाम् lóhitānām |
Locative | लोहिते lóhite | लोहितयोः lóhitayoḥ | लोहितेषु lóhiteṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- Dardic: *lóhita
- Kalasha: لؕوُی (ḷúi)
- Khowar: لۓى (lei, “blood”)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 (lohia)
- Pali: lohita
- Sauraseni Prakrit: [Term?]
- Hindi: लहू (lahū)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) , “लोहित”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 909.