रवि

See also: रव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रवि (ravi).

Pronunciation

Noun

रवि • (ravim (Urdu spelling روی)

  1. (astronomy) Sun
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सूरज
  2. a male given name, Ravi

Declension

Declension of रवि (masc i-stem)
singular plural
direct रवि
ravi
रवि
ravi
oblique रवि
ravi
रवियों
raviyõ
vocative रवि
ravi
रवियो
raviyo

Derived terms

Maithili

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रवि (ravi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾəʋɪ̆], [ɾəɪb]
  • Alternative forms: रइव

Noun

रवि • (ravɨ) (Tirhuta 𑒩𑒫𑒱)

  1. (astronomy) Sun
  2. a male given name

Derived terms

  • रविदिन (ravidin)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂réw-i-s (sun), from *h₂rew- (to shine, glow). Cognate with Old Armenian արեւ (arew, sun).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

र॒वि • (raví) stemm [2]

  1. the sun or the sun-god
    Synonyms: सूर्य (sūrya), आदित्य (āditya)
    • c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.16:
      जाग्रतोरेव तां रात्रिं सौमित्रेरुदितो रविः
      सूतस्य तमसातीरे रामस्य ब्रुवतो गुणान्॥
      jāgratoreva tāṃ rātriṃ saumitrerudito raviḥ.
      sūtasya tamasātīre rāmasya bruvato guṇān.
      While Saumitra (Lakshmana) was thus recounting Rama's excellences to Sumantra, keeping awake that whole night at the bank of Tamasa river, the sun rose.

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of र॒वि
singular dual plural
nominative र॒विः (ravíḥ) र॒वी (ravī́) र॒वयः॑ (raváyaḥ)
accusative र॒विम् (ravím) र॒वी (ravī́) र॒वीन् (ravī́n)
instrumental र॒विणा॑ (ravíṇā)
र॒व्या¹ (ravyā́¹)
र॒विभ्या॑म् (ravíbhyām) र॒विभिः॑ (ravíbhiḥ)
dative र॒वये॑ (raváye) र॒विभ्या॑म् (ravíbhyām) र॒विभ्यः॑ (ravíbhyaḥ)
ablative र॒वेः (ravéḥ)
र॒व्यः¹ (ravyáḥ¹)
र॒विभ्या॑म् (ravíbhyām) र॒विभ्यः॑ (ravíbhyaḥ)
genitive र॒वेः (ravéḥ)
र॒व्यः¹ (ravyáḥ¹)
र॒व्योः (ravyóḥ) र॒वी॒णाम् (ravīṇā́m)
locative र॒वौ (raváu)
र॒वा¹ (ravā́¹)
र॒व्योः (ravyóḥ) र॒विषु॑ (ravíṣu)
vocative रवे॑ (ráve) रवी॑ (rávī) रव॑यः (rávayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

  • रविकान्त (ravikānta)
  • रविकिरण (ravikiraṇa)
  • रविदिन (ravidina)
  • रविपुत्र (raviputra)
  • रविवंश (ravivaṃśa)
  • रविवार (ravivāra)
  • रविवासर (ravivāsara)
  • रविसुत (ravisuta)

Descendants

  • Bengali: রবি (robi)
  • Hindi: रवि (ravi)
  • Kannada: ರವಿ (ravi)
  • Marathi: रवी (ravī)
  • Tamil: இரவி (iravi)
  • Telugu: రవి (ravi)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “ravi-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 440
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976), “ravíḥ”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 46

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