असि

See also: अंस, अस, and अस्

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit असि (asi), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥sis.

Noun

असि • (asim

  1. sword

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

असि

  1. Devanagari script form of asi, which is second-person singular present active of अत्थि (atthi, to be)

Noun

असि m

  1. Devanagari script form of asi (“sword”)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥sis (dagger; knife). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬏 (ahū), Latin ēnsis, Palaic 𒄩𒅆𒄿𒊏 (ḫa-ši-i-ra /⁠hasīra⁠/, dagger).

Noun

असि • (así) stemm

  1. sword, scimitar, knife (used for killing animals)
    Synonyms: खड्ग (khaḍga), कृपाण (kṛpāṇa)
Declension
Masculine i-stem declension of असि
singular dual plural
nominative असिः (asíḥ) असी (asī́) असयः (asáyaḥ)
accusative असिम् (asím) असी (asī́) असीन् (asī́n)
instrumental असिना (asínā)
अस्या¹ (asyā́¹)
असिभ्याम् (asíbhyām) असिभिः (asíbhiḥ)
dative असये (asáye) असिभ्याम् (asíbhyām) असिभ्यः (asíbhyaḥ)
ablative असेः (aséḥ)
अस्यः¹ (asyáḥ¹)
असिभ्याम् (asíbhyām) असिभ्यः (asíbhyaḥ)
genitive असेः (aséḥ)
अस्यः¹ (asyáḥ¹)
अस्योः (asyóḥ) असीनाम् (asīnā́m)
locative असौ (asaú)
असा¹ (asā́¹)
अस्योः (asyóḥ) असिषु (asíṣu)
vocative असे (áse) असी (ásī) असयः (ásayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic

Proper noun

असि • (asi) stemf

  1. name of a river near Benares
Declension
Feminine i-stem declension of असि
singular
nominative असिः (asiḥ)
accusative असिम् (asim)
instrumental अस्या (asyā)
dative असये (asaye)
अस्यै¹ (asyai¹)
ablative असेः (aseḥ)
अस्याः¹ (asyāḥ¹)
genitive असेः (aseḥ)
अस्याः¹ (asyāḥ¹)
locative असौ (asau)
अस्याम्¹ (asyām¹)
vocative असे (ase)
  • ¹Later Sanskrit

Etymology 2

From the root अस् (as, to be).

Verb

असि • (asi) third-singular indicative (root अस्)

  1. are
Descendants
  • Pali: asi
  • Telugu: అసి (asi)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “असि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 120/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 145
  • Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 245