Pāli Dictionary

divā

divrootasuffixāsuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Root

div3shine

Synonyms

aha, ahu, divasa, divassa, anha, dina

general

  • by day; during the day; in the daytime

  • AN 4.122

    yam'pi no saddhā gahapatikā divā vikāle paṇītaṃ khādanīyaṃ vā bhojanīyaṃ vā denti, tatra'p'ime mukh'āvaraṇaṃ maññe karontī'ti.

  • SN 1.47

    papañ'ca udapānañ'ca, ye dadanti upassayaṃ, tesaṃ divā ca ratto ca, sadā puññaṃ pavaḍḍhati.

  • (as noun) day; daytime

  • SN 56.38

    andhatamaṃ tadā hoti andhakāratimisā. n'eva tāva rattin'divā paññāyanti, na mās'addhamāsā paññāyanti, na utusaṃvaccharā paññāyanti.

diva

approximate

divrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

div3shine

Synonyms

aha, ahu, divasa, anha, dina

Antonyms

adho

cosmology

  • heaven; the sky

  • Thag 19.1

    nagā samuddā saritā vasun'dharā, disā catasso vidisā adho divā, sabbe aniccā tibhavā upaddutā, kuhiṃ gato citta sukhaṃ ramissasi.

general

  • day; daytime

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