श्वास

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsá). Doublet of सांस (sāns).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃʋɑːs/,

Noun

श्वास (śvāsm

  1. breath, breathing
    Synonym: सांस (sāns)

Declension

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsá).

Noun

श्वास (śvās) (Latin script xvas, Kannada script ಶ್ವಾಸ)

  1. breath, breathing

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwāsás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwos-ó-s, from *ḱwes- (to pant, puff, sigh). Cognate with Pashto ساه (sāh, breath, blow, puff, soul, spirit, essence), Baluchi ساہ (sáh, breath, blow, essence), Latin queror. Compare also English quarrel, wheeze, from Latin and Old Norse, respectively.

Pronunciation

Noun

श्वास (śvāsa) stemm

  1. breath
  2. sigh
  3. panting

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of श्वास (śvāsa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative श्वासः
śvāsaḥ
श्वासौ / श्वासा¹
śvāsau / śvāsā¹
श्वासाः / श्वासासः¹
śvāsāḥ / śvāsāsaḥ¹
Vocative श्वास
śvāsa
श्वासौ / श्वासा¹
śvāsau / śvāsā¹
श्वासाः / श्वासासः¹
śvāsāḥ / śvāsāsaḥ¹
Accusative श्वासम्
śvāsam
श्वासौ / श्वासा¹
śvāsau / śvāsā¹
श्वासान्
śvāsān
Instrumental श्वासेन
śvāsena
श्वासाभ्याम्
śvāsābhyām
श्वासैः / श्वासेभिः¹
śvāsaiḥ / śvāsebhiḥ¹
Dative श्वासाय
śvāsāya
श्वासाभ्याम्
śvāsābhyām
श्वासेभ्यः
śvāsebhyaḥ
Ablative श्वासात्
śvāsāt
श्वासाभ्याम्
śvāsābhyām
श्वासेभ्यः
śvāsebhyaḥ
Genitive श्वासस्य
śvāsasya
श्वासयोः
śvāsayoḥ
श्वासानाम्
śvāsānām
Locative श्वासे
śvāse
श्वासयोः
śvāsayoḥ
श्वासेषु
śvāseṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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