असि

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See also: अंस, अस, and अस्

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit असि (asi), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥sis.

Noun

असि (asim

  1. sword

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

असि

  1. Devanagari script form of asi, which is second-person singular present active of अत्थि (atthi, to be)

Noun

असि m

  1. Devanagari script form of asi (“sword”)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥sis (dagger; knife). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬏 (ahū), Latin ēnsis, Palaic 𒄩𒅆𒄿𒊏 (ḫa-ši-i-ra /⁠hasīra⁠/, dagger).

Noun

असि (así) stemm

  1. sword, scimitar, knife (used for killing animals)
    Synonyms: खड्ग (khaḍga), कृपाण (kṛpāṇa)
Declension
Masculine i-stem declension of असि (así)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative असिः
asíḥ
असी
asī́
असयः
asáyaḥ
Vocative असे
áse
असी
ásī
असयः
ásayaḥ
Accusative असिम्
asím
असी
asī́
असीन्
asī́n
Instrumental असिना / अस्या¹
asínā / asyā́¹
असिभ्याम्
asíbhyām
असिभिः
asíbhiḥ
Dative असये
asáye
असिभ्याम्
asíbhyām
असिभ्यः
asíbhyaḥ
Ablative असेः / अस्यः¹
aséḥ / asyáḥ¹
असिभ्याम्
asíbhyām
असिभ्यः
asíbhyaḥ
Genitive असेः / अस्यः¹
aséḥ / asyáḥ¹
अस्योः
asyóḥ
असीनाम्
asīnā́m
Locative असौ / असा¹
asaú / asā́¹
अस्योः
asyóḥ
असिषु
asíṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Proper noun

असि (asi) stemf

  1. name of a river near Benares
Declension
Feminine i-stem declension of असि (asi)
Singular
Nominative असिः
asiḥ
Vocative असे
ase
Accusative असिम्
asim
Instrumental अस्या
asyā
Dative असये / अस्यै¹
asaye / asyai¹
Ablative असेः / अस्याः¹
aseḥ / asyāḥ¹
Genitive असेः / अस्याः¹
aseḥ / asyāḥ¹
Locative असौ / अस्याम्¹
asau / asyām¹
Notes
  • ¹Later Sanskrit

Etymology 2

From the root अस् (as, to be).

Verb

असि (asi) third-singular indicative (root अस्)

  1. are
Descendants
  • Pali: asi
  • Telugu: అసి (asi)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “असि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 120/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 145
  • Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 245