अस्मि
See also: असम
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- asmi (Latin script)
- 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- অস্মি (Bengali script)
- අස්මි (Sinhalese script)
- အသ္မိ or ဢသ္မိ or ဢသ်မိ (Burmese script)
- อสฺมิ or อัสมิ (Thai script)
- ᩋᩈ᩠ᨾᩥ (Tai Tham script)
- ອສ຺ມິ or ອັສມິ (Lao script)
- អស្មិ (Khmer script)
Verb
अस्मि
- Devanagari script form of asmi, which is first-person singular present/imperative active of अत्थि (atthi, “to be”)
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hásmi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hásmi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi (“I am, I exist”). Cognate with Ancient Greek εἰμί (eimí), Latin sum, Old English eom (whence English am).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐ́s.mi/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɐs̪.mi/
Verb
अस्मि • (ásmi)
- present active first-person singular of अस्ति (ásti)
- अहम् अस्मि।
- ahám ásmi.
- I am.