आह्वयति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From आ- (ā-) +‎ ह्वयति (hvayati). The Sanskrit root is आह्वे (āhve).

Pronunciation

Verb

आह्वयति • (āhvayati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, present, root आह्वे)

  1. to call
    शीघ्रम्, अम्बा अस्मान् आह्वयतिśīghram, ambā asmān āhvayati.Hurry, mother is calling us. (literally, “Hurry, mother calls us.”)
  2. to call up, ring up, phone up
    कृपया तम् आह्वयति वा?kṛpayā tam āhvayati vā?Will you please call him up?
  3. to invite
  4. to appeal to
  5. to proclaim
  6. to summon; to send for
  7. to invoke, to challenge

Descendants

  • Pali: avhayati

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