आति

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See also: आंते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HaHtíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HaHtíš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (duck).

Cognate with Latin anas, Ancient Greek νῆττᾰ (nêtta), Ossetian ацц (acc), Old East Slavic уты (uty), Old Prussian antis, Old English æned (whence English ennet).

Pronunciation

Noun

आति (ātí) stemf

  1. (Vedic) an aquatic bird, probably a duck
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.95.9:
      यदा॑सु॒ मर्तो॑ अ॒मृता॑सु नि॒स्पृक्सं क्षो॒णीभिः॒ क्रतु॑भि॒र्न पृ॒ङ्क्ते ।
      ता आ॒तयो॒ न त॒न्वः॑ शुम्भत॒ स्वा अश्वा॑सो॒ न क्री॒ळयो॒ दन्द॑शानाः ॥
      yádāsu márto amṛ́tāsu nispṛ́ksáṃ kṣoṇī́bhiḥ krátubhirná pṛṅkté .
      tā́ ātáyo ná tanvàḥ śumbhata svā́ áśvāso ná krīḷáyo dándaśānāḥ .
      When a mortal, going to caress immortal women, mingles (with their bodies) amid their cries, as if by his intentions,
      like ducks they preen their own bodies, like horses playful and constantly nipping.
  2. the bank myna (Acridotheres ginginianus, formerly known as Turdus ginginianus)
  3. the bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of आति (ātí)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative आतिः
ātíḥ
आती
ātī́
आतयः
ātáyaḥ
Vocative आते
ā́te
आती
ā́tī
आतयः
ā́tayaḥ
Accusative आतिम्
ātím
आती
ātī́
आतीः
ātī́ḥ
Instrumental आत्या / आती¹
ātyā̀ / ātī́¹
आतिभ्याम्
ātíbhyām
आतिभिः
ātíbhiḥ
Dative आतये / आत्यै² / आती¹
ātáye / ātyaì² / ātī́¹
आतिभ्याम्
ātíbhyām
आतिभ्यः
ātíbhyaḥ
Ablative आतेः / आत्याः²
ātéḥ / ātyā̀ḥ²
आतिभ्याम्
ātíbhyām
आतिभ्यः
ātíbhyaḥ
Genitive आतेः / आत्याः²
ātéḥ / ātyā̀ḥ²
आत्योः
ātyóḥ
आतीनाम्
ātīnā́m
Locative आतौ / आत्याम्² / आता¹
ātaú / ātyā̀m² / ātā́¹
आत्योः
ātyóḥ
आतिषु
ātíṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kalasha: ạ́i
    • Khowar: آڑی (áɫi)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀆𑀟𑀺 (āḍi)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 163
  2. ^ Jamison, Stephanie W.; Brereton, Joel P., transl.,(2014) The Rigveda: The Earliest Religious Poetry of India, volume I-II, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1550

Further reading

  • Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 134