इव
अव्य.ivaके समान‚ माने कि‚ कुछ-कुछ‚ सा‚ ठीक‚ पूरा‚ कुछ‚ सचमुच
English: like, as if, somewhat, almost, just, quite, indeed
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अयं चोर इवाभाति | साक्षात्पश्यामीव पिनाकिनम् | सरोषमिव | मुहूर्तमिव | किंचिदिव | किमिव हि मधुराणां मण्डनं नाकृतीनाम्
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Monier-Williams · iva
iva ind. (fr. pronominal base 3. i), like, in the same manner as (in this sense = yathā, and used correlatively to tathā) ‖ as it were, as if (e.g. pathêva, as if on a path) ‖ in a certain manner, in some measure, a little, perhaps (in qualification or mitigation of a strong assertion) ‖ nearly, almost, about (e.g. muhūrtam iva, almost an hour) ‖ so, just so, just, exactly, indeed, very (especially after words which involve some restriction, e.g. īṣad iva, just a little ‖ kiṃcid iva, just a little bit: and after a negation, e.g. na cirād iva, very soon). iva is connected va
iva ind. (fr. pronominal base 3. i), like, in the same manner as (in this sense = yathā, and used correlatively to tathā) ‖ as it were, as if (e.g. pathêva, as if on a path) ‖ in a certain manner, in some measure, a little, perhaps (in qualification or mitigation of a strong assertion) ‖ nearly, almost, about (e.g. muhūrtam iva, almost an hour) ‖ so, just so, just, exactly, indeed, very (especially after words which involve some restriction, e.g. īṣad iva, just a little ‖ kiṃcid iva, just a little bit: and after a negation, e.g. na cirād iva, very soon). iva is connected va