As a Hindi name
दीप · noun · masculine
दीया । चीराग । जलती हुई बत्ती · दस मात्राओं का एक छंद जिसके अंत में तीन लघु फिर एक गुरु और फिर एक लघु होता है । जैसे,— जय जयति जगबंद, मुनि मन कुमुद चंद । त्रैलोक्य अवनीप । दशरथ कुलदीप — Śabdasāgara
दीप · noun · masculine
स्थल का वह भाग जो चारों ओर जल से घिरा हो · पुराणानुसार पृथ्वी के सात बडे़ विभाग · अवलंबन का स्थान । आधार — Śabdasāgara cross-reference followed: दे॰ द्वीप
दीप · dīp · s.m.
An island (syn. jazīra); a continent; a region or clime (of the earth; see dvīp) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 555
दीप · dīpa · s.m.
A light, lamp — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 555
दीप · masculine
a male given name from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Deep
दीप · masculine
light; lamp
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi दीप — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
dīpa m. a light, lamp, lantern, ĀśvGṛ.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
dīpa r. 4th cl. (ī ṛ) ṛdīpī (dīpyate) To shine, to blaze, to be luminous or light.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a light, lamp, lantern, &c.
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dīpa m. a light, lamp, lantern, ĀśvGṛ.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
dīpa r. 4th cl. (ī ṛ) ṛdīpī (dīpyate) To shine, to blaze, to be luminous or light.
dīpa m. (-paḥ) A lamp. E. dīpa to shine, affix ka or ghañ.
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