श्वास
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsá). Doublet of सांस (sāns).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃʋɑːs/, [ʃʋäːs]
Noun
श्वास • (śvās) m
Declension
| 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)
Marathi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕʋas/
Noun
श्वास • (śvās) m
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শ্বাস (Assamese script)
- ᬰ᭄ᬯᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
- শ্বাস (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- ၐွာသ (Burmese script)
- શ્વાસ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼੍ਵਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
- ꦯ꧀ꦮꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
- ಶ್ವಾಸ (Kannada script)
- ឝ្វាស (Khmer script)
- ຨ຺ວາສ (Lao script)
- ശ്വാസ (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᠣᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
- ᠱᢦᠠᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
- ଶ୍ଵାସ (Odia script)
- ꢯ꣄ꢮꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
- ශ්වාස (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
- ஶ்வாஸ (Tamil script)
- శ్వాస (Telugu script)
- ศฺวาส (Thai script)
- ཤྭཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)
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
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕʋɑː.sɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕʋɑː.s̪ɐ/
Noun
श्वास • (śvāsa) stem, m
Declension
| 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)
Descendants
- Dardic:
- Pali: sāsa
- Prakrit: 𑀲𑀸𑀲 (sāsa)
- Central:
- Eastern:
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Odia: ସାସ (sāsa)
- Bihari:
- Bhojpuri: साँस (sā̃s)
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Northern:
- Southern:
- Western:
- → Assamese: শ্বাস (sax) (learned)
- → Bengali: শ্বাস (śaś) (learned)
- → Dhivehi: ހުވާސް (huvās) (learned)
- → Hindi: श्वास (śvās) (learned)
- → Kannada: ಶ್ವಾಸ (śvāsa)
- → Konkani: श्वास (śvās) (learned)
- → Marathi: श्वास (śvās) (learned)
- → Punjabi: ਸ੍ਵਾਸ (svās) (learned)
- → Sinhalese: ශ්වාස (śwāsa) (learned)
- → Tamil: சுவாசம் (cuvācam) (learned)
- → Telugu: శ్వాస (śvāsa)