होत्व hotva
girl / boy / neuter 2 syllables SLP1 hotva

As a Hindi name

होना

to be (used to indicate that the subject and object are the same); to be, become (to have or gain the quality of); to exist; to be born

a Hindi word of Old Hindi origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record

“Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati) Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati) Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi) Old Hindi होइ (hoi) Hindi हो (ho) Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Indo-Irania…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

to be sacrificed or offered in sacrifice

Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)

Why this matches what you typed

M1 · same meaning "hotva" is the vocative of "hotvan" — the same word in a different grammatical case.

M3 · meaning shifts "hotva" is derived from "ho" with the tva suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.

the base — हो

ho ind. (a vocative particle [g. cādi] used in calling to a person or in challenging) ho! hallo! &c. (also expressive of surprise &c.), TS.; &c.

ho ind. 1 A vocative particle used in calling to a person or in challenging. 2 Of surprise.

your form — होत्व

hotva mfn. to be sacrificed or offered in sacrifice, MaitrS.

Related forms

  • होत्वन् hotvan M1 · same meaning
  • हो ho M3 · meaning shifts

Gender counterpart

The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · होत्व

hotva mfn. to be sacrificed or offered in sacrifice, MaitrS.

Monier-Williams (1899) · होत्वन् (linked stem)

hotvan m. a sacrificer, L.

Monier-Williams (1899) · हो (linked stem)

ho ind. (a vocative particle [g. cādi] used in calling to a person or in challenging) ho! hallo! &c. (also expressive of surprise &c.), TS.; &c.

Apte (1890) · हो (linked stem)

ho ind. 1 A vocative particle used in calling to a person or in challenging. 2 Of surprise.

Alternative readings

More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.

  • हो + त्व taddhita full derivation
  • हो + त्व samasa verified split

Caveats

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