असत्

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See also: अस्ति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From earlier Vedic Sanskrit आसत् (ā́sat), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *áHsant, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *áHsant, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-h₁sónts, from *n̥- (“not, un-”) + *h₁sónts (“being, existence”). Equivalent to अ- (a-) +‎ सत् (sat).

Pronunciation

Adjective

असत् • (ásat) (Vedic ā́sat)

  1. non-existent, unreal
  2. fake, false
  3. untrue, wrong
  4. bad

Noun

असत् • (ásat) stem, n

  1. non-existence
  2. falsehood
  3. evil

Descendants

  • → Burmese: အသတ် (a.sat)
  • → Old Javanese: asat (“non-being”)
  • → Hindi: असत् (asat)
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