अवस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • অৱস্ (Assamese script)
  • ᬅᬯᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
  • অবস্ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰀𑰪𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀅𑀯𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
  • အဝသ် (Burmese script)
  • અવસ્ (Gujarati script)
  • ਅਵਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌅𑌵𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
  • ꦄꦮꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂃𑂫𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
  • ಅವಸ್ (Kannada script)
  • អវស៑ (Khmer script)
  • ອວສ຺ (Lao script)
  • അവസ് (Malayalam script)
  • ᠠᠸᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘀𑘪𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
  • ᠠᠸᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦠𑧊𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐀𑐰𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
  • ଅଵସ୍ (Odia script)
  • ꢂꢮꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆃𑆮𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖀𑖪𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
  • අවස් (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩐𑩾𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚀𑚦𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
  • அவஸ் (Tamil script)
  • అవస్ (Telugu script)
  • อวสฺ (Thai script)
  • ཨ་ཝ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒁𑒫𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨀𑨭𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the root अव् (av).[1][2]

Noun

अवस् • (avas) stem, n

  1. favor, furtherance, protection, assistance
  2. refreshing
  3. enjoyment, pleasure
  4. wish, desire (as of men for the gods, or of the waters for the sea)
Declension
Neuter as-stem declension of अवस् (avas)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अवः
avaḥ		 अवसी
avasī		 अवांसि
avāṃsi
Vocative अवः
avaḥ		 अवसी
avasī		 अवांसि
avāṃsi
Accusative अवः
avaḥ		 अवसी
avasī		 अवांसि
avāṃsi
Instrumental अवसा
avasā		 अवोभ्याम्
avobhyām		 अवोभिः
avobhiḥ
Dative अवसे
avase		 अवोभ्याम्
avobhyām		 अवोभ्यः
avobhyaḥ
Ablative अवसः
avasaḥ		 अवोभ्याम्
avobhyām		 अवोभ्यः
avobhyaḥ
Genitive अवसः
avasaḥ		 अवसोः
avasoḥ		 अवसाम्
avasām
Locative अवसि
avasi		 अवसोः
avasoḥ		 अवःसु
avaḥsu

Etymology 2

See अवर (avara).[1][2]

Adverb

अवस् • (avas) stem

  1. downward
  2. down from
  3. below

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 132
  2. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 73
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