द्राक्षा

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

    Of uncertain origin.

    Due to similar forms denoting various berry-type fruits found in various Indo-European branches, the word is traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dráHgẓʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰráHȷ́žʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂ǵ-seh₂ (grape, vine), from *dʰreh₂ǵ- (berry). Said similar words include Latin frāgum (strawberry), Albanian dredhëz (strawberry), Ancient Greek τρῠ́ξ (trúx, unfermented wine), Proto-Slavic *dẽrnъ (blackthorn, cornel), and Old Irish derc (berry);[1] compare also the Nuristani forms Ashkun drás (grape), Kamkata-viri drós (grape), Prasuni rásik (grape), Tregami drás (grape), Waigali dras (grape), which seem to be from a preform *dʰraHsáH.

    However, Mayrhofer notes that the variance of the word's secondary forms in Indo-Aryan, like *द्रक्षा (drakṣā) and ध्राक्षा (dhrākṣā), as well as the word's lack of attestation in Vedic texts, suggest a borrowing from some foreign source rather than inheritance from Indo-Aryan. The exact language of borrowing is unclear, possibly Iranian, Greek, or some unknown language of Asia Minor. In this case, the word may be a Wanderwort, spreading to some or all of the supposed cognates via contact rather than inheritance (or the word was inherited in some branches but not Indo-Iranian, where it was borrowed instead).[2][3]

    An alternative theory by Oberlies takes the word as a re-Sanskritization of a hypothetical Middle Indic *दच्छा (dacchā), itself from द्रप्स (drapsa, drop). This proposal is formally and semantically unconvincing, and has not been elaborated on further.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    द्राक्षा (drā́kṣā) stemf

    1. grape, vine

    Declension

    Feminine ā-stem declension of द्राक्षा (drā́kṣā)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative द्राक्षा
    drā́kṣā
    द्राक्षे
    drā́kṣe
    द्राक्षाः
    drā́kṣāḥ
    Vocative द्राक्षे
    drā́kṣe
    द्राक्षे
    drā́kṣe
    द्राक्षाः
    drā́kṣāḥ
    Accusative द्राक्षाम्
    drā́kṣām
    द्राक्षे
    drā́kṣe
    द्राक्षाः
    drā́kṣāḥ
    Instrumental द्राक्षया / द्राक्षा¹
    drā́kṣayā / drā́kṣā¹
    द्राक्षाभ्याम्
    drā́kṣābhyām
    द्राक्षाभिः
    drā́kṣābhiḥ
    Dative द्राक्षायै
    drā́kṣāyai
    द्राक्षाभ्याम्
    drā́kṣābhyām
    द्राक्षाभ्यः
    drā́kṣābhyaḥ
    Ablative द्राक्षायाः / द्राक्षायै²
    drā́kṣāyāḥ / drā́kṣāyai²
    द्राक्षाभ्याम्
    drā́kṣābhyām
    द्राक्षाभ्यः
    drā́kṣābhyaḥ
    Genitive द्राक्षायाः / द्राक्षायै²
    drā́kṣāyāḥ / drā́kṣāyai²
    द्राक्षयोः
    drā́kṣayoḥ
    द्राक्षाणाम्
    drā́kṣāṇām
    Locative द्राक्षायाम्
    drā́kṣāyām
    द्राक्षयोः
    drā́kṣayoḥ
    द्राक्षासु
    drā́kṣāsu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dearc”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page 126
    2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 272
    3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 75