सस
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
सस m
- Devanagari script form of sasa (“hare”)
Declension
Declension table of "सस" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | ससो (saso) | ससा (sasā) |
| Accusative (second) | ससं (sasaṃ) | ससे (sase) |
| Instrumental (third) | ससेन (sasena) | ससेहि (sasehi) or ससेभि (sasebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | ससस्स (sasassa) or ससाय (sasāya) or ससत्थं (sasatthaṃ) | ससानं (sasānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | ससस्मा (sasasmā) or ससम्हा (sasamhā) or ससा (sasā) | ससेहि (sasehi) or ससेभि (sasebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | ससस्स (sasassa) | ससानं (sasānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | ससस्मिं (sasasmiṃ) or ससम्हि (sasamhi) or ससे (sase) | ससेसु (sasesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | सस (sasa) | ससा (sasā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সস (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬲ (Balinese script)
- সস (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- သသ (Burmese script)
- સસ (Gujarati script)
- ਸਸ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌸 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦱ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂮 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಸ (Kannada script)
- សស (Khmer script)
- ສສ (Lao script)
- സസ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘭 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐳 (Newa script)
- ସସ (Odia script)
- ꢱꢱ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆱 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖭 (Siddham script)
- සස (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑪁 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚨 (Takri script)
- ஸஸ (Tamil script)
- సస (Telugu script)
- สส (Thai script)
- ས་ས (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *sasás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sasás (“corn, herb, fruit, plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)h₁es- (“harvest, crop, fruit”), from the root *seh₁- (“to sow”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬀 (hahiia), Proto-Celtic *sasyos (“barley”), Latin sēmen (“seed”), English seed, sow. Related to सस्य (sasyá).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐ.sɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ɐ.s̪ɐ/
Noun
सस • (sasá) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ससः (sasáḥ) | ससौ (sasaú) ससा¹ (sasā́¹) |
ससाः (sasā́ḥ) ससासः¹ (sasā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | ससम् (sasám) | ससौ (sasaú) ससा¹ (sasā́¹) |
ससान् (sasā́n) |
| instrumental | ससेन (saséna) | ससाभ्याम् (sasā́bhyām) | ससैः (sasaíḥ) ससेभिः¹ (sasébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | ससाय (sasā́ya) | ससाभ्याम् (sasā́bhyām) | ससेभ्यः (sasébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ससात् (sasā́t) | ससाभ्याम् (sasā́bhyām) | ससेभ्यः (sasébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ससस्य (sasásya) | ससयोः (sasáyoḥ) | ससानाम् (sasā́nām) |
| locative | ससे (sasé) | ससयोः (sasáyoḥ) | ससेषु (saséṣu) |
| vocative | सस (sása) | ससौ (sásau) ससा¹ (sásā¹) |
ससाः (sásāḥ) ससासः¹ (sásāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: সাহ (xah, “crops”)
- Odia: ସସ (sasa, “kernel”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sasá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press