अव

Awadhi

Alternative forms

Conjunction

अव (av)

  1. and

Gondi

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *a-. Cognate with Tamil அவ் (av).

Pronoun

अव (av)

  1. they, those

Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwo (off, away, down). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (auua) and Latin au-.

    Adverb

    अव • (áva)

    1. off, away
    2. down

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hawa. Cognate to Avestan 𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (auua).

    Pronoun

    अव • (ava)

    1. this

    Etymology 3

    From the root अव् (av).

    Noun

    अव • (ava) stemm

    1. favour
    Declension
    Masculine a-stem declension of अव
    singular dual plural
    nominative अवः (avaḥ) अवौ (avau)
    अवा¹ (avā¹)
    अवाः (avāḥ)
    अवासः¹ (avāsaḥ¹)
    accusative अवम् (avam) अवौ (avau)
    अवा¹ (avā¹)
    अवान् (avān)
    instrumental अवेन (avena) अवाभ्याम् (avābhyām) अवैः (avaiḥ)
    अवेभिः¹ (avebhiḥ¹)
    dative अवाय (avāya) अवाभ्याम् (avābhyām) अवेभ्यः (avebhyaḥ)
    ablative अवात् (avāt) अवाभ्याम् (avābhyām) अवेभ्यः (avebhyaḥ)
    genitive अवस्य (avasya) अवयोः (avayoḥ) अवानाम् (avānām)
    locative अवे (ave) अवयोः (avayoḥ) अवेषु (aveṣu)
    vocative अव (ava) अवौ (avau)
    अवा¹ (avā¹)
    अवाः (avāḥ)
    अवासः¹ (avāsaḥ¹)
    • ¹Vedic

    References

    • Monier Williams (1899) “अव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 96/1.
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 129; 135