aṃsa

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See also: amsa and AMSA

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit अंस (aṃsa), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óms-o-s (“shoulder”).

Noun

aṃsa m

  1. shoulder
Declension
Declension table of "aṃsa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)aṃsoaṃsā
Accusative (second)aṃsaṃaṃse
Instrumental (third)aṃsenaaṃsehi or aṃsebhi
Dative (fourth)aṃsassa or aṃsāya or aṃsatthaṃaṃsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)aṃsasmā or aṃsamhā or aṃsāaṃsehi or aṃsebhi
Genitive (sixth)aṃsassaaṃsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)aṃsasmiṃ or aṃsamhi or aṃseaṃsesu
Vocative (calling)aṃsaaṃsā

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit अंश (aṃśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hánćas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónḱos.

Noun

aṃsa m

  1. a part, a side
Declension
Declension table of "aṃsa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)aṃsoaṃsā
Accusative (second)aṃsaṃaṃse
Instrumental (third)aṃsenaaṃsehi or aṃsebhi
Dative (fourth)aṃsassa or aṃsāya or aṃsatthaṃaṃsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)aṃsasmā or aṃsamhā or aṃsāaṃsehi or aṃsebhi
Genitive (sixth)aṃsassaaṃsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)aṃsasmiṃ or aṃsamhi or aṃseaṃsesu
Vocative (calling)aṃsaaṃsā
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