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nadiyā

nadī

fem instr sg of nadī (noun); fem dat sg of nadī (noun); fem abl sg of nadī (noun); fem gen sg of nadī (noun); …

1. river
2. (gram) technical term for i, ī, u, ū on feminine stems

Built from

• nad — root · flow
  The root √nad denotes flowing motion of water. Cognate with Latin nāre 'to swim' and Sanskrit √nad; the image is water in continuous motion.
• ī — ending · feminine
  Feminine nominal suffix -ī (like Latin -a in aqua). Here the river itself is personified as feminine—flowing, nurturing, life-giving.

Etymology. From Indo-European *ned- 'to flow'; cognate with Latin nado 'swim', English needle (fine point that flows through cloth), and Sanskrit nadī. The concrete image is water in motion, flowing downward.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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