असि
See also: अंस, अस, and अस्
Old Gujarati
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit असि (asi), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥sis.
Noun
असि • (asi) m
- sword
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- asi (Latin script)
- 𑀅𑀲𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- অসি (Bengali script)
- අසි (Sinhalese script)
- အသိ or ဢသိ (Burmese script)
- อสิ or อะสิ (Thai script)
- ᩋᩈᩥ (Tai Tham script)
- ອສິ or ອະສິ (Lao script)
- អសិ (Khmer script)
Verb
असि
- Devanagari script form of asi, which is second-person singular present active of अत्थि (atthi, “to be”)
Noun
असि m
- Devanagari script form of asi (“sword”)
Declension
Declension table of "असि" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | असि (asi) | असयो (asayo) or असी (asī) |
Accusative (second) | असिं (asiṃ) | असयो (asayo) or असी (asī) |
Instrumental (third) | असिना (asinā) | असीहि (asīhi) or असीभि (asībhi) |
Dative (fourth) | असिस्स (asissa) or असिनो (asino) | असीनं (asīnaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | असिस्मा (asismā) or असिम्हा (asimhā) | असीहि (asīhi) or असीभि (asībhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | असिस्स (asissa) or असिनो (asino) | असीनं (asīnaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | असिस्मिं (asismiṃ) or असिम्हि (asimhi) | असीसु (asīsu) |
Vocative (calling) | असि (asi) | असयो (asayo) or असी (asī) |
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥sis (“dagger; knife”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬏 (ahū), Latin ēnsis, Palaic 𒄩𒅆𒄿𒊏 (ḫa-ši-i-ra /hasīra/, “dagger”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐ.sí/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɐ.s̪i/
Noun
असि • (así) m
- sword, scimitar, knife (used for killing animals)
- Synonyms: खड्ग (khaḍga), कृपाण (kṛpāṇa)
Declension
Masculine i-stem declension of असि (así) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | असिः asíḥ | असी asī́ | असयः asáyaḥ |
Vocative | असे áse | असी ásī | असयः ásayaḥ |
Accusative | असिम् asím | असी asī́ | असीन् asī́n |
Instrumental | असिना / अस्या¹ asínā / asyā̀¹ | असिभ्याम् asíbhyām | असिभिः asíbhiḥ |
Dative | असये / अस्ये² asáye / asyè² | असिभ्याम् asíbhyām | असिभ्यः asíbhyaḥ |
Ablative | असेः / अस्यः² aséḥ / asyàḥ² | असिभ्याम् asíbhyām | असिभ्यः asíbhyaḥ |
Genitive | असेः / अस्यः² aséḥ / asyàḥ² | अस्योः asyóḥ | असीनाम् asīnā́m |
Locative | असौ asaú | अस्योः asyóḥ | असिषु asíṣu |
Notes |
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Proper noun
असि • (Asi) f
- name of a river near Benares
Descendants
- → Telugu: అసి (asi)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “असि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 120.
- Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 245