Shiva
See also: shiva
English
A statue in Bangalore depicting Shiva meditating
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- enPR: shēʹvə, IPA(key): /ˈʃiːvə/
- enPR: shĭʹvə, IPA(key): /ˈʃɪvə/
Proper noun
Shiva
- (Hinduism) The god of destruction and transformation, and together with Brahma and Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. Within Shaivism he is viewed as the Supreme deity, whereas in other branches of Hinduism such as the Smarta tradition he is worshipped as one of the six manifestations of the Divine.
- A male given name used in India.
Related terms
Translations
deity
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Finnish
Alternative forms
Declension
| Inflection of Shiva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Shiva | — | |
| genitive | Shivan | — | |
| partitive | Shivaa | — | |
| illative | Shivaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Shiva | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Shiva | — |
| gen. | Shivan | ||
| genitive | Shivan | — | |
| partitive | Shivaa | — | |
| inessive | Shivassa | — | |
| elative | Shivasta | — | |
| illative | Shivaan | — | |
| adessive | Shivalla | — | |
| ablative | Shivalta | — | |
| allative | Shivalle | — | |
| essive | Shivana | — | |
| translative | Shivaksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Shivatta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.vɐ/
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