𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼
See also: 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- assu (Latin script)
- अस्सु (Devanagari script)
- অস্সু (Bengali script)
- අස්සු (Sinhalese script)
- အဿု or ဢသ်သု (Burmese script)
- อสฺสุ or อัสสุ (Thai script)
- ᩋᩔᩩ (Tai Tham script)
- ອສ຺ສຸ or ອັສສຸ (Lao script)
- អស្សុ (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄥𑄴𑄥𑄪 (Chakma script)
Verb
𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼
- Brahmi script form of assu, which is third-person plural optative active of 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (atthi, “to be”)
Noun
𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 n
- Brahmi script form of assu (“teardrop”)
Declension
Declension table of "𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (assu) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀺 (assūni) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽 (assū) |
| Accusative (second) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀁 (assuṃ) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀺 (assūni) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽 (assū) |
| Instrumental (third) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀦𑀸 (assunā) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (assūhi) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀪𑀺 (assūbhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (assussa) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀦𑁄 (assuno) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀁 (assūnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (assusmā) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (assumhā) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (assūhi) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀪𑀺 (assūbhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (assussa) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀦𑁄 (assuno) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀁 (assūnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (assusmiṃ) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (assumhi) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼 (assūsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (assu) | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀺 (assūni) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽 (assū) |
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu) – Maharastri
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit अश्रु (áśru). Cognate with Pali assu.
Noun
𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (assu) n (Devanagari अस्सु) (Sauraseni)
- tear (clear salty liquid from the eyes)
Descendants
- Dogri: अत्थरूं (attharū̃)
- Old Gujarati:
- Gujarati: આંસુ (ā̃su)
- Rajasthani: आंहू (ā̃hū)
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: आँसू (ā̃sū)
- Urdu: آنسو (ā̃sū)
- Nepali: आशू (āśū)
- Punjabi: ਅੱਥਰੂ (attharū) / اتّھرو (attharū)
- Vaghri: અસ્સૂ (assū)
References
- Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 70.
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 25.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “áśru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press