शेप

शेप

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• शेफ (śepha)
• शेव (śéva)

Etymology

Cognate to Latin cippus.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ́j.pɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕeː.pɐ/

Noun

शेप • (śépa) m

1. the male organ, penis
2. a tail

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शेप (śépa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शेपः śépaḥ	शेपौ śépau	शेपाः / शेपासः¹ śépāḥ / śépāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शेप śépa	शेपौ śépau	शेपाः / शेपासः¹ śépāḥ / śépāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शेपम् śépam	शेपौ śépau	शेपान् śépān
Instrumental	शेपेन śépena	शेपाभ्याम् śépābhyām	शेपैः / शेपेभिः¹ śépaiḥ / śépebhiḥ¹
Dative	शेपाय śépāya	शेपाभ्याम् śépābhyām	शेपेभ्यः śépebhyaḥ
Ablative	शेपात् śépāt	शेपाभ्याम् śépābhyām	शेपेभ्यः śépebhyaḥ
Genitive	शेपस्य śépasya	शेपयोः śépayoḥ	शेपानाम् śépānām
Locative	शेपे śépe	शेपयोः śépayoḥ	शेपेषु śépeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• शेपस् (śépas, “the male organ, penis; testicle”)
• शफ (śaphá, “hoof, claw”)
• शिफ (śípha, “lash or stroke of a rod”)