ह्यस्

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰyás (yesterday), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyés (yesterday). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬫𐬋 (zyō), Ancient Greek χθές (khthés), Latin herī, English yesterday, Old Persian 𐎮𐎹𐎣 (di-y-k /⁠diya(-ka)⁠/) (whence Persian دیروز (di-ruz)).

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ह्यस् (hyás) (metrical Vedic hiyás)

  1. yesterday
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.99.1:
      त्वामिदा ह्यो नरोऽपीप्यन्वज्रिन्भूर्णयः। स इन्द्र स्तोमवाहसामिह श्रुध्युप स्वसरमा गहि ॥
      tvāmidā hyo naroʼpīpyanvajrinbhūrṇayaḥ. sa indra stomavāhasāmiha śrudhyupa svasaramā gahi.
      O thunderer, your worshippers, zealous worshippers made you drink this time yesterday; listen, Indra, here to us who offer you praise; and come you to our dwelling.
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.55.5:
      देवस्य पश्य काव्यं महित्वाद्या ममार स ह्यः समान ॥
      devasya paśya kāvyaṃ mahitvādyā mamāra sa hyaḥ samāna.
      Behold the Gods’ high wisdom in its greatness: he who died yesterday is living today.

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