अगरु

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian language, compare Tamil அகில் (akil, eagle-wood).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

अगरु (agaru) stemm

  1. agarwood

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of अगरु (agaru)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अगरुः
agaruḥ
अगरू
agarū
अगरवः
agaravaḥ
Vocative अगरो
agaro
अगरू
agarū
अगरवः
agaravaḥ
Accusative अगरुम्
agarum
अगरू
agarū
अगरून्
agarūn
Instrumental अगरुणा / अगर्वा¹
agaruṇā / agarvā¹
अगरुभ्याम्
agarubhyām
अगरुभिः
agarubhiḥ
Dative अगरवे / अगर्वे¹
agarave / agarve¹
अगरुभ्याम्
agarubhyām
अगरुभ्यः
agarubhyaḥ
Ablative अगरोः / अगर्वः¹
agaroḥ / agarvaḥ¹
अगरुभ्याम्
agarubhyām
अगरुभ्यः
agarubhyaḥ
Genitive अगरोः / अगर्वः¹
agaroḥ / agarvaḥ¹
अगर्वोः
agarvoḥ
अगरूणाम्
agarūṇām
Locative अगरौ
agarau
अगर्वोः
agarvoḥ
अगरुषु
agaruṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Tocharian B: akaru (aloe)
  • Tocharian B: okaro (agarwood) (possibly)

References

  1. ^ Shulman, David (2016) Tamil: A biography, Harvard University Press, pages 19-20:
    We have ahalim [in Hebrew], probably derived directly from Tamil akil rather than from Sanskrit aguru, itself a loan from the Tamil (Numbers 24.8; Proverbs 7.17; Song of Songs 4.14; Psalms 45.9--the latter two instances with the feminine plural form ahalot. Akil is, we think, native to South India, and it is thus not surprising that the word was borrowed by cultures that imported this plant.
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “agaru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press