श्वशुर
See also: श्वश्रू
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *swáśuras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swáĉuras, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἑκυρός (hekurós), Latin socer, Old English sweor.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕʋɐ́.ɕu.ɽɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɕʋɐ.ɕu.ɽɐ/
Noun
श्वशुर • (śváśura) m
- father-in-law (either the husband’s or the wife’s father)
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of श्वशुर (śváśura) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | श्वशुरः śváśuraḥ | श्वशुरौ śváśurau | श्वशुराः / श्वशुरासः¹ śváśurāḥ / śváśurāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | श्वशुर śváśura | श्वशुरौ śváśurau | श्वशुराः / श्वशुरासः¹ śváśurāḥ / śváśurāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | श्वशुरम् śváśuram | श्वशुरौ śváśurau | श्वशुरान् śváśurān |
Instrumental | श्वशुरेण śváśureṇa | श्वशुराभ्याम् śváśurābhyām | श्वशुरैः / श्वशुरेभिः¹ śváśuraiḥ / śváśurebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | श्वशुराय śváśurāya | श्वशुराभ्याम् śváśurābhyām | श्वशुरेभ्यः śváśurebhyaḥ |
Ablative | श्वशुरात् śváśurāt | श्वशुराभ्याम् śváśurābhyām | श्वशुरेभ्यः śváśurebhyaḥ |
Genitive | श्वशुरस्य śváśurasya | श्वशुरयोः śváśurayoḥ | श्वशुराणाम् śváśurāṇām |
Locative | श्वशुरे śváśure | श्वशुरयोः śváśurayoḥ | श्वशुरेषु śváśureṣu |
Notes |
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Usage notes
It can indicate both the husband’s or the wife’s father. In the oldest language however it only denotes the husband’s father.
Descendants
- Dardic: *špášura
- Kalasha: išpášur
- Khowar: اِشپَشُر (išpašúr)
- Gandhari: 𐨯𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨂𐨪 (spaśura)
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: শহুৰ (xohur)
- Bengali: শ্বশুর (śśur)
- Oriya: ଶ୍ୱଶୁର (śwôśurô)
- Sylheti: ꠢꠃꠞ (hoúr)
- Pali: sasura
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Gujarati: સસરા (sasrā)
- Hindi: ससुर (sasur)
- Punjabi: ਸਹੁਰਾ (sahurā)
- → Telugu: శ్వశురుడు (śvaśuruḍu)
References
Monier Williams (1899), “श्वशुर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1105/3.