इष्टका

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *íṣṭakaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ištaH (brick), possibly from the BMAC substrate. Cognate with Avestan 𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬌𐬌𐬀 (ištiia, brick), Persian خشت (xešt, brick).

Pronunciation

Noun

इष्टका (íṣṭakā) stemf

  1. brick
  2. bakestone

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of इष्टका (íṣṭakā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative इष्टका
íṣṭakā
इष्टके
íṣṭake
इष्टकाः
íṣṭakāḥ
Vocative इष्टके
íṣṭake
इष्टके
íṣṭake
इष्टकाः
íṣṭakāḥ
Accusative इष्टकाम्
íṣṭakām
इष्टके
íṣṭake
इष्टकाः
íṣṭakāḥ
Instrumental इष्टकया / इष्टका¹
íṣṭakayā / íṣṭakā¹
इष्टकाभ्याम्
íṣṭakābhyām
इष्टकाभिः
íṣṭakābhiḥ
Dative इष्टकायै
íṣṭakāyai
इष्टकाभ्याम्
íṣṭakābhyām
इष्टकाभ्यः
íṣṭakābhyaḥ
Ablative इष्टकायाः / इष्टकायै²
íṣṭakāyāḥ / íṣṭakāyai²
इष्टकाभ्याम्
íṣṭakābhyām
इष्टकाभ्यः
íṣṭakābhyaḥ
Genitive इष्टकायाः / इष्टकायै²
íṣṭakāyāḥ / íṣṭakāyai²
इष्टकयोः
íṣṭakayoḥ
इष्टकानाम्
íṣṭakānām
Locative इष्टकायाम्
íṣṭakāyām
इष्टकयोः
íṣṭakayoḥ
इष्टकासु
íṣṭakāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

References

  1. ^ The template Template:R:iir:Lubotsky:1999 does not use the parameter(s):
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    Lubotsky, Alexander (1999) “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations, Helsinki, page 4
  2. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (2017–2018) “Chapter XVII: Indo-Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft ; 41.2), Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The lexicon of Indo-Iranian, page 1949:*išta-, *išti- ‘brick’
  3. ^ Monier Williams (1899) “इष्टका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 169/3.
  4. ^ Morgenstierne, Georg (1938) “'uštu”, in Iranian Pamir Languages (Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages), volume II, Oslo: Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning; H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), page Í9Β