अवस्

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Etymology 1

From the root अव् (av).[1][2]

Noun

अवस् • (avas) stem, n

  1. favor, furtherance, protection, assistance
  2. refreshing
  3. enjoyment, pleasure
  4. wish, desire (as of men for the gods, or of the waters for the sea)
Declension
Neuter as-stem declension of अवस् (avas)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अवः
avaḥ 		अवसी
avasī 		अवांसि
avāṃsi
Vocative अवः
avaḥ 		अवसी
avasī 		अवांसि
avāṃsi
Accusative अवः
avaḥ 		अवसी
avasī 		अवांसि
avāṃsi
Instrumental अवसा
avasā 		अवोभ्याम्
avobhyām 		अवोभिः
avobhiḥ
Dative अवसे
avase 		अवोभ्याम्
avobhyām 		अवोभ्यः
avobhyaḥ
Ablative अवसः
avasaḥ 		अवोभ्याम्
avobhyām 		अवोभ्यः
avobhyaḥ
Genitive अवसः
avasaḥ 		अवसोः
avasoḥ 		अवसाम्
avasām
Locative अवसि
avasi 		अवसोः
avasoḥ 		अवःसु
avaḥsu

Etymology 2

See अवर (avara).[1][2]

Adverb

अवस् • (avas) stem

  1. downward
  2. down from
  3. below

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 132
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 73
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