अक्तु

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *aktúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *aktúš, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *nokʷt-ú-s (night); compare, though with potential phonetic and semantic issues, Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, ray, beam).[1] Both are traditionally assigned to a root *h₂ek-t- (ray, beam), but this fails to explain the night and related senses unless the Sanskrit is a merger of two different roots. Also compare Proto-Germanic *unhtwǭ (last part of the night).

Pronunciation

Noun

अक्तु (aktú) stemm

  1. tinge, ray, light
  2. dark tinge, darkness, night

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of अक्तु (aktú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अक्तुः
aktúḥ
अक्तू
aktū́
अक्तवः
aktávaḥ
Vocative अक्तो
ákto
अक्तू
áktū
अक्तवः
áktavaḥ
Accusative अक्तुम्
aktúm
अक्तू
aktū́
अक्तून्
aktū́n
Instrumental अक्तुना / अक्त्वा¹
aktúnā / aktvā́¹
अक्तुभ्याम्
aktúbhyām
अक्तुभिः
aktúbhiḥ
Dative अक्तवे
aktáve
अक्तुभ्याम्
aktúbhyām
अक्तुभ्यः
aktúbhyaḥ
Ablative अक्तोः
aktóḥ
अक्तुभ्याम्
aktúbhyām
अक्तुभ्यः
aktúbhyaḥ
Genitive अक्तोः
aktóḥ
अक्त्वोः
aktvóḥ
अक्तूनाम्
aktūnā́m
Locative अक्तौ
aktaú
अक्त्वोः
aktvóḥ
अक्तुषु
aktúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Adverb

अक्तु (aktú)

  1. at night, by night

References

  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 305