Feminine Nouns
Feminine Nouns¶
Feminine Nouns ending in -i¶
| 1.nom | bhūmi | bhūmī bhūmiyo |
| 2.acc | bhūmiṃ | bhūmī bhūmiyo |
| 3.inst | bhūmiyā | bhūmīhi |
| 4.dat | bhūmiyā | bhūmīnaṃ |
| 5.abl | bhūmiyā | bhūmīhi |
| 6.gen | bhūmiyā | bhūmīnaṃ |
| 7.loc | bhūmiyā bhūmiyaṃ |
bhūmisu bhūmīsu |
| 8.voc | bhūmi | bhūmī bhūmiyo |
Feminine Nouns ending in -ī¶
This is a common way of forming feminine versions of masculine nouns.
| brahmaṇa | Brahman | brahmaṇī | Brahman woman |
| sakha | friend | sakhī | female friend |
| dāsa | servant | dāsī | female servant |
| sakuṇa | bird | sakuṇī | female bird |
| sīha | lion | sīhī | lioness |
| kukkuṭa | rooster | kukkuṭī | hen |
| deva | king, god | devī | queen, goddess |
this group also includes common feminine nouns like:
itthī (woman), pathavī (earth), bhaginī (sister) etc.
Declination of Feminine Nouns ending in -ī¶
| 1.nom | kumārī | kumārī kumāriyo |
| 2.acc | kumāriṃ | kumārī kumāriyo |
| 3.inst | kumāriyā | kumārīhi |
| 4.dat | kumāriyā | kumārīnaṃ |
| 5.abl | kumāriyā | kumārīhi |
| 6.gen | kumāriyā | kumārīnaṃ |
| 7.loc | kumāriyā kumāriyaṃ |
kumārisu kumārīsu |
| 8.voc | kumārī | kumārī kumāriyo |
Feminine Nouns ending in -u¶
| 1.nom | yāgu | yāgū yāguyo |
| 2.acc | yāguṃ | yāgū yāguyo |
| 3.inst | yāguyā | yāgūhi |
| 4.dat | yāguyā | yāgūnaṃ |
| 5.abl | yāguyā | yāgūhi |
| 6.gen | yāguyā | yāgūnaṃ |
| 7.loc | yāguyā yāguyaṃ |
yāgusu yāgūsu |
| 8.voc | yāgu | yāgū yāguyo |
the most common feminine noun in this group - dhātu
Feminine nouns mātu (mātar) and dhītu (dhītar)¶
These are irregular in form
| 1.nom | mātā | mātaro |
| 2.acc | mātaraṃ | mātaro |
| 3.inst | mātarā mātuyā |
mātūhi mātarehi |
| 4.dat | mātuyā mātu |
mātarānaṃ mātānaṃ mātūnaṃ |
| 5.abl | mātarā mātuyā |
mātūhi mātarehi |
| 6.gen | mātuyā mātu |
mātarānaṃ mātānaṃ mātūnaṃ |
| 7.loc | mātari mātuyā |
mātaresu |
| 8.voc | māta mātā |
mātā mātaro |
Feminine Nouns ending in -ikā¶
A common way to create masculine nouns is with -aka suffix. The feminine version of this is -ikā. These nouns are declined like vedanā
| dāyaka | giver, donor | dāyikā | fem. giver |
| dāraka | young boy | dārikā | young girl |
| dāyādaka | heir | dāyādikā | heiress |
| kumāraka | young boy | kumārikā | young girl |
| paricāraka | attendant | paricārikā | fem. attendant |
| upāsaka | lay devotee | upāsikā | fem. lay devotee |
| sāvaka | disciple | sāvikā | fem. disciple |
| gāyaka | singer | gāyikā | fem. singer |
Feminine Nouns ending in -inī¶
Masculine nouns ending in -ī having the feminine form of -inī. They are declined like kumarī.
| hatthī | elephant | hatthinī | fem. elephant |
| sāmī | master | sāminī | mistress |
| musāvādī | liar | musāvādinī | fem. liar |
| dīpī | leopard | dīpinī | fem. leopard |
| esī | seeker | esinī | fem. seeker |
| mantī | minister | mantinī | fem. minister |
| sappī | serpent | sappinī | fem. snake |
| tapassī | ascetic | tapassinī | fem. ascetic |
Feminine Nouns ending in -unī¶
Similar to the previous one. The most common example is bhikkhunī. It is declined like kumarī.
They are declined same as ī fem (like kumārī)