अश्रि

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See also: अश्रु

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háśriṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćriš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óḱris (sharp edge, top, angle, corner). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὄκρις (ókris, point, prominence), Latin ocris (crag).

Pronunciation

Noun

अश्रि (áśri) stemf

  1. the sharp side of anything, corner, angle (of a room or house), edge (of a sword)

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of अश्रि (áśri)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अश्रिः
áśriḥ
अश्री
áśrī
अश्रयः
áśrayaḥ
Vocative अश्रे
áśre
अश्री
áśrī
अश्रयः
áśrayaḥ
Accusative अश्रिम्
áśrim
अश्री
áśrī
अश्रीः
áśrīḥ
Instrumental अश्र्या / अश्री¹
áśryā / áśrī¹
अश्रिभ्याम्
áśribhyām
अश्रिभिः
áśribhiḥ
Dative अश्रये / अश्र्यै² / अश्री¹
áśraye / áśryai² / áśrī¹
अश्रिभ्याम्
áśribhyām
अश्रिभ्यः
áśribhyaḥ
Ablative अश्रेः / अश्र्याः² / अश्र्यै³
áśreḥ / áśryāḥ² / áśryai³
अश्रिभ्याम्
áśribhyām
अश्रिभ्यः
áśribhyaḥ
Genitive अश्रेः / अश्र्याः² / अश्र्यै³
áśreḥ / áśryāḥ² / áśryai³
अश्र्योः
áśryoḥ
अश्रीणाम्
áśrīṇām
Locative अश्रौ / अश्र्याम्² / अश्रा¹
áśrau / áśryām² / áśrā¹
अश्र्योः
áśryoḥ
अश्रिषु
áśriṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “अश्रि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 114/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 138