स्वामिन्
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- স্বামিন্ (Assamese script)
- ᬲ᭄ᬯᬵᬫᬶᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
- স্বামিন্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰦𑰰𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀺𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- သွာမိန် (Burmese script)
- સ્વામિન્ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ੍ਵਾਮਿਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦱ꧀ꦮꦴꦩꦶꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂧𑂱𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಸ್ವಾಮಿೝ (Kannada script)
- ស្វាមិន៑ (Khmer script)
- ສ຺ວາມິນ຺ (Lao script)
- സ്വാമിന് (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠣᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᠮᡳᠨ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘦𑘱𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠰᢦᠠᠮᠢᠨ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧆𑧒𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐩𑐶𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
- ସ୍ଵାମିନ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢱ꣄ꢮꢵꢪꢶꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆩𑆴𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖦𑖰𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
- ස්වාමින් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑩴𑩑𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚢𑚮𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
- ஸ்வாமிந் (Tamil script)
- స్వామిౝ (Telugu script)
- สฺวามินฺ (Thai script)
- སྭཱ་མི་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒧𑒱𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨢𑨁𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From स्व (sva, “(one's) own”) + -मिन् (-min).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sʋɑː.mín/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ʋɑː.min̪/
Noun
स्वामिन् • (svāmín) stem, m (feminine स्वामिनी)
- an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of (genitive, locative, or comp.) (Mn. MBh. &c)
- a chief, commander (of an army) (Vikr. Subh.)
- a husband, lover (dual "husband and wife") (Āpast. Mn. MBh. &c)
- a king, prince (in drama used as a form of address, same as देव (deva))
- a spiritual, preceptor, learned Brahman or Pandit (used as a title)
- the image or temple of a god (often ifc. » श्रीदर (śrīdara), विष्णु-सेव् (viṣṇu-sev) &c.)
- a name (Yājñ. L. Cat.)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | स्वामी (svāmī) | स्वामिनौ (svāminau) स्वामिना¹ (svāminā¹) |
स्वामिनः (svāminaḥ) |
| accusative | स्वामिनम् (svāminam) | स्वामिनौ (svāminau) स्वामिना¹ (svāminā¹) |
स्वामिनः (svāminaḥ) |
| instrumental | स्वामिना (svāminā) | स्वामिभ्याम् (svāmibhyām) | स्वामिभिः (svāmibhiḥ) |
| dative | स्वामिने (svāmine) | स्वामिभ्याम् (svāmibhyām) | स्वामिभ्यः (svāmibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | स्वामिनः (svāminaḥ) | स्वामिभ्याम् (svāmibhyām) | स्वामिभ्यः (svāmibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | स्वामिनः (svāminaḥ) | स्वामिनोः (svāminoḥ) | स्वामिनाम् (svāminām) |
| locative | स्वामिनि (svāmini) | स्वामिनोः (svāminoḥ) | स्वामिषु (svāmiṣu) |
| vocative | स्वामिन् (svāmin) | स्वामिनौ (svāminau) स्वामिना¹ (svāminā¹) |
स्वामिनः (svāminaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- गोस्वामिन् (gosvāmin)
- स्वामित्व (svāmitva)
- स्वामिनी (svāminī)
Descendants
- Pali: sāmin, sāmiya, suvāmin
- Prakrit: 𑀲𑀸𑀁𑀇 (sāṃi)
- → Bengali: সোয়ামি (śoami) (semi-learned)
- → Bengali: স্বামী (śami) (learned)
- → Hindi: स्वामी (svāmī) (learned)
- → Malay: suami (learned)
- Indonesian: suami
- → Tamil: சுவாமி (cuvāmi) (learned)
- → Telugu: స్వామి (svāmi) (learned)
- → Thai: สวามี (sà-wǎa-mii) (learned)
References
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “स्वामिन्”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.