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 • (asi) m

  1. sword

Pali

Alternative forms

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

Declension table of "असि" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)असि (asi)असयो (asayo) or असी (asī)
Accusative (second)असिं (asiṃ)असयो (asayo) or असी (asī)
Instrumental (third)असिना (asinā)असीहि (asīhi) or असीभि (asībhi)
Dative (fourth)असिस्स (asissa) or असिनो (asino)असीनं (asīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)असिस्मा (asismā) or असिम्हा (asimhā)असीहि (asīhi) or असीभि (asībhi)
Genitive (sixth)असिस्स (asissa) or असिनो (asino)असीनं (asīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)असिस्मिं (asismiṃ) or असिम्हि (asimhi)असीसु (asīsu)
Vocative (calling)असि (asi)असयो (asayo) or असी (asī)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

असि • (así) stem, m

  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) f

  1. name of a river near Benares

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
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