शैव
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬰᬿᬯ (Balinese script)
- শৈৱ (Assamese script)
- শৈব (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰹𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑁃𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌶𑍈𑌵 (Grantha script)
- શૈવ (Gujarati script)
- ꦯꦻꦮ (Javanese script)
- ಶೈವ (Kannada script)
- ၐဲဝ (Burmese script)
- 𑐱𑐿𑐰 (Newa script)
- ଶୈଵ (Oriya script)
- ꢯꣀꢮ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆽𑆮 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖹𑖪 (Siddham script)
- శైవ (Telugu script)
- ཤཻཝ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒻𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of शिव (śivá).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕɑːj.ʋɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɕɑj.ʋɐ/
Adjective
शैव • (śaiva)
- relating to, belonging to, or sacred to Shiva
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of शैव (śaiva) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | शैवः śaivaḥ | शैवौ śaivau | शैवाः / शैवासः¹ śaivāḥ / śaivāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | शैव śaiva | शैवौ śaivau | शैवाः / शैवासः¹ śaivāḥ / śaivāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | शैवम् śaivam | शैवौ śaivau | शैवान् śaivān |
| Instrumental | शैवेन śaivena | शैवाभ्याम् śaivābhyām | शैवैः / शैवेभिः¹ śaivaiḥ / śaivebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | शैवाय śaivāya | शैवाभ्याम् śaivābhyām | शैवेभ्यः śaivebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | शैवात् śaivāt | शैवाभ्याम् śaivābhyām | शैवेभ्यः śaivebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | शैवस्य śaivasya | शैवयोः śaivayoḥ | शैवानाम् śaivānām |
| Locative | शैवे śaive | शैवयोः śaivayoḥ | शैवेषु śaiveṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Feminine ī-stem declension of शैवी (śaivī) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | शैवी śaivī | शैव्यौ / शैवी¹ śaivyau / śaivī¹ | शैव्यः / शैवीः¹ śaivyaḥ / śaivīḥ¹ |
| Vocative | शैवि śaivi | शैव्यौ / शैवी¹ śaivyau / śaivī¹ | शैव्यः / शैवीः¹ śaivyaḥ / śaivīḥ¹ |
| Accusative | शैवीम् śaivīm | शैव्यौ / शैवी¹ śaivyau / śaivī¹ | शैवीः śaivīḥ |
| Instrumental | शैव्या śaivyā | शैवीभ्याम् śaivībhyām | शैवीभिः śaivībhiḥ |
| Dative | शैव्यै śaivyai | शैवीभ्याम् śaivībhyām | शैवीभ्यः śaivībhyaḥ |
| Ablative | शैव्याः śaivyāḥ | शैवीभ्याम् śaivībhyām | शैवीभ्यः śaivībhyaḥ |
| Genitive | शैव्याः śaivyāḥ | शैव्योः śaivyoḥ | शैवीनाम् śaivīnām |
| Locative | शैव्याम् śaivyām | शैव्योः śaivyoḥ | शैवीषु śaivīṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Neuter a-stem declension of शैव (śaiva) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | शैवम् śaivam | शैवे śaive | शैवानि / शैवा¹ śaivāni / śaivā¹ |
| Vocative | शैव śaiva | शैवे śaive | शैवानि / शैवा¹ śaivāni / śaivā¹ |
| Accusative | शैवम् śaivam | शैवे śaive | शैवानि / शैवा¹ śaivāni / śaivā¹ |
| Instrumental | शैवेन śaivena | शैवाभ्याम् śaivābhyām | शैवैः / शैवेभिः¹ śaivaiḥ / śaivebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | शैवाय śaivāya | शैवाभ्याम् śaivābhyām | शैवेभ्यः śaivebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | शैवात् śaivāt | शैवाभ्याम् śaivābhyām | शैवेभ्यः śaivebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | शैवस्य śaivasya | शैवयोः śaivayoḥ | शैवानाम् śaivānām |
| Locative | शैवे śaive | शैवयोः śaivayoḥ | शैवेषु śaiveṣu |
| Notes |
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Noun
शैव • (śaiva) m
- a worshipper of Shiva, a follower of Shaivism
Descendants
- → Assamese: শৈব (xoibo)
- → Bengali: শৈব (śoib)
- → English: Saiva
- ⇒ English: Saivite, Shaivist, Shaivism
- → Gujarati: શૈવ (śaiv)
- → Hindi: शैव (śaiv)
- → Kannada: ಶೈವ (śaiva)
- → Old Marathi:
- Devanagari: शैव (śaiva)
- Modi: 𑘫𑘺𑘪 (śaiva)
- → Marathi: शैव (śaiv)
- → Punjabi: ਸ਼ੈਵ (śēv)
- → Sinhalese: ශෛව (śaiva)
- → Tamil: சைவ (caiva)
- ⇒ Telugu: శైవము (śaivamu), Telugu: శైవుడు (śaivuḍu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) , “शैव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1090, column 2.