द्व

Translingual

Ligature

द्व (dva)

  1. Irregular ligature of and

Sanskrit

Sanskrit numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: द्व (dva)
    Ordinal: द्वितीय (dvitīya)
    Adverbial: द्विस् (dvis)
    Multiplier: द्विधा (dvidhā)
    Distributive: द्विशस् (dviśas)

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀 (duua), Ancient Greek δύο (dúo), Latin duo, Old English twā (whence English two), Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak dva, Russian два (dva), Polish dwa.

Pronunciation

Numeral

द्व • (dvá)

  1. two, both
Masculine declension
Nom. sg.
Gen. sg.
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative द्वौ (dvau)
Vocative द्वौ (dvau)
Accusative द्वौ (dvau)
Instrumental द्वाभम् (dvābham)
Dative द्वाभम् (dvābham)
Ablative द्वाभम् (dvābham)
Genitive द्वयोः (dvayoḥ)
Locative द्वयोः (dvayoḥ)
Neuter-Feminine

declension

Nom. sg.
Gen. sg.
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative द्वे (dve)
Vocative द्वे (dve)
Accusative द्वे (dve)
Instrumental द्वाभम् (dvābham)
Dative द्वाभम् (dvābham)
Ablative द्वाभम् (dvābham)
Genitive द्वयोः (dvayoḥ)
Locative द्वयोः (dvayoḥ)

Descendants

References

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