स्पर्श

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्पर्श (sparśa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /spəɾʃ/,

Noun

स्पर्श (sparśm

  1. touching, contact
  2. (linguistics) sparsha: a stop or nasal

Declension

Derived terms

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्पर्श (sparśa). First attested as Old Marathi स्परीश (sparīśa), स्परिस (sparisa).

Pronunciation

Noun

स्पर्श (sparśam

  1. touch, touching, contact

Declension

Declension of स्पर्श (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
स्पर्श
sparśa
direct
plural
स्पर्श
sparśa
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
स्पर्श
sparśa
स्पर्श
sparśa
oblique
सामान्यरूप
स्पर्शा
sparśā
स्पर्शां-
sparśān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
स्पर्शाला
sparśālā
स्पर्शांना
sparśānnā
ergative स्पर्शाने, स्पर्शानं
sparśāne, sparśāna
स्पर्शांनी
sparśānnī
instrumental स्पर्शाशी
sparśāśī
स्पर्शांशी
sparśānśī
locative
सप्तमी
स्पर्शात
sparśāt
स्पर्शांत
sparśāt
vocative
संबोधन
स्पर्शा
sparśā
स्पर्शांनो
sparśānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of स्पर्श (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
स्पर्शाचा
sparśāċā
स्पर्शाचे
sparśāċe
स्पर्शाची
sparśācī
स्पर्शाच्या
sparśācā
स्पर्शाचे, स्पर्शाचं
sparśāċe, sparśāċa
स्पर्शाची
sparśācī
स्पर्शाच्या
sparśācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
स्पर्शांचा
sparśānċā
स्पर्शांचे
sparśānċe
स्पर्शांची
sparśāñcī
स्पर्शांच्या
sparśāncā
स्पर्शांचे, स्पर्शांचं
sparśānċe, sparśānċa
स्पर्शांची
sparśāñcī
स्पर्शांच्या
sparśāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “स्पर्श”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From स्पृश् (spṛś, to touch).

Pronunciation

Noun

स्पर्श (sparśá) stemm

  1. touch

Inflection

Masculine a-stem declension of स्पर्श (sparśá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative स्पर्शः
sparśáḥ
स्पर्शौ / स्पर्शा¹
sparśaú / sparśā́¹
स्पर्शाः / स्पर्शासः¹
sparśā́ḥ / sparśā́saḥ¹
Vocative स्पर्श
spárśa
स्पर्शौ / स्पर्शा¹
spárśau / spárśā¹
स्पर्शाः / स्पर्शासः¹
spárśāḥ / spárśāsaḥ¹
Accusative स्पर्शम्
sparśám
स्पर्शौ / स्पर्शा¹
sparśaú / sparśā́¹
स्पर्शान्
sparśā́n
Instrumental स्पर्शेन
sparśéna
स्पर्शाभ्याम्
sparśā́bhyām
स्पर्शैः / स्पर्शेभिः¹
sparśaíḥ / sparśébhiḥ¹
Dative स्पर्शाय
sparśā́ya
स्पर्शाभ्याम्
sparśā́bhyām
स्पर्शेभ्यः
sparśébhyaḥ
Ablative स्पर्शात्
sparśā́t
स्पर्शाभ्याम्
sparśā́bhyām
स्पर्शेभ्यः
sparśébhyaḥ
Genitive स्पर्शस्य
sparśásya
स्पर्शयोः
sparśáyoḥ
स्पर्शानाम्
sparśā́nām
Locative स्पर्शे
sparśé
स्पर्शयोः
sparśáyoḥ
स्पर्शेषु
sparśéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “स्पर्श”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1269.
  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “स्पर्श”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “स्पर्श”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press