श्वास

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsá). Doublet of सांस (sāns).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃʋɑːs/, [ʃʋäːs]

Noun

श्वास • (śvāsm

  1. breath, breathing
    Synonym: सांस (sāns)

Declension

Declension of श्वास (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct श्वास
śvās
श्वास
śvās
oblique श्वास
śvās
श्वासों
śvāsõ
vocative श्वास
śvās
श्वासो
śvāso

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsa).

Noun

श्वास • (śvās) (Latin script xvas, Kannada script ಶ್ವಾಸ)

  1. breath, breathing

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕʋas/

Noun

श्वास • (śvāsm

  1. breath, breathing

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwāsás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwos-ó-s, from *ḱwes- (to pant, puff, sigh). Cognate with Pashto ساه (sāh, breath, blow, puff, soul, spirit, essence), Baluchi ساہ (sáh, breath, blow, essence), Latin queror. Compare also English quarrel, wheeze, from Latin and Old Norse, respectively.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    श्वास • (śvāsa) stemm

    1. breath
    2. sigh
    3. panting

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of श्वास
    singular dual plural
    nominative श्वासः (śvāsaḥ) श्वासौ (śvāsau)
    श्वासा¹ (śvāsā¹)
    श्वासाः (śvāsāḥ)
    श्वासासः¹ (śvāsāsaḥ¹)
    accusative श्वासम् (śvāsam) श्वासौ (śvāsau)
    श्वासा¹ (śvāsā¹)
    श्वासान् (śvāsān)
    instrumental श्वासेन (śvāsena) श्वासाभ्याम् (śvāsābhyām) श्वासैः (śvāsaiḥ)
    श्वासेभिः¹ (śvāsebhiḥ¹)
    dative श्वासाय (śvāsāya) श्वासाभ्याम् (śvāsābhyām) श्वासेभ्यः (śvāsebhyaḥ)
    ablative श्वासात् (śvāsāt) श्वासाभ्याम् (śvāsābhyām) श्वासेभ्यः (śvāsebhyaḥ)
    genitive श्वासस्य (śvāsasya) श्वासयोः (śvāsayoḥ) श्वासानाम् (śvāsānām)
    locative श्वासे (śvāse) श्वासयोः (śvāsayoḥ) श्वासेषु (śvāseṣu)
    vocative श्वास (śvāsa) श्वासौ (śvāsau)
    श्वासा¹ (śvāsā¹)
    श्वासाः (śvāsāḥ)
    श्वासासः¹ (śvāsāsaḥ¹)
    • ¹Vedic

    Derived terms

    • उच्छ्वास (ucchvāsa)
    • निःश्वास (niḥśvāsa)
      • Magadhi Prakrit:

    Descendants