असि

See also: अंस, अस, and अस्

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit असि (asi), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥sis.

Noun

असि • (asi) m

  1. sword

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • asi (Latin script)
  • 𑀅𑀲𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • অসি (Bengali script)
  • අසි (Sinhalese script)
  • အသိ or ဢသိ (Burmese script)
  • อสิ or อะสิ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᩈᩥ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອສິ or ອະສິ (Lao script)
  • អសិ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄥𑄨 (Chakma script)

Verb

असि

  1. Devanagari script form of asi, which is second-person singular present active of अत्थि (atthi, “to be”)

Noun

असि m

  1. Devanagari script form of asi (“sword”)

Declension
Declension table of "असि" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)असि (asi)असयो (asayo) or असी (asī)
Accusative (second)असिं (asiṃ)असयो (asayo) or असी (asī)
Instrumental (third)असिना (asinā)असीहि (asīhi) or असीभि (asībhi)
Dative (fourth)असिस्स (asissa) or असिनो (asino)असीनं (asīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)असिस्मा (asismā) or असिम्हा (asimhā)असीहि (asīhi) or असीभि (asībhi)
Genitive (sixth)असिस्स (asissa) or असिनो (asino)असीनं (asīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)असिस्मिं (asismiṃ) or असिम्हि (asimhi)असीसु (asīsu)
Vocative (calling)असि (asi)असयो (asayo) or असी (asī)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • অসি (Assamese script)
  • ᬅᬲᬶ (Balinese script)
  • অসি (Bengali script)
  • 𑰀𑰭𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀅𑀲𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • အသိ (Burmese script)
  • અસિ (Gujarati script)
  • ਅਸਿ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌅𑌸𑌿 (Grantha script)
  • ꦄꦱꦶ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂃𑂮𑂱 (Kaithi script)
  • ಅಸಿ (Kannada script)
  • អសិ (Khmer script)
  • ອສິ (Lao script)
  • അസി (Malayalam script)
  • ᠠᠰ᠌ᡳ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘀𑘭𑘱 (Modi script)
  • ᠠᠰᠢ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦠𑧍𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐀𑐳𑐶 (Newa script)
  • ଅସି (Odia script)
  • ꢂꢱꢶ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆃𑆱𑆴 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖀𑖭𑖰 (Siddham script)
  • අසි (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩐𑪁𑩑 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚀𑚨𑚮 (Takri script)
  • அஸி (Tamil script)
  • అసి (Telugu script)
  • อสิ (Thai script)
  • ཨ་སི (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒁𑒮𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨀𑨰𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥sis (“dagger; knife”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬏 (ahū), Latin ēnsis, Palaic 𒄩𒅆𒄿𒊏 (ḫa-ši-i-ra /⁠hasīra⁠/, “dagger”).

Pronunciation

Noun

असि • (así) stem, m

  1. sword, scimitar, knife (used for killing animals)
    Synonyms: खड्ग (khaḍga), कृपाण (kṛpāṇa)

Declension
Masculine i-stem declension of असि (así)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative असिः
asíḥ		 असी
asī́		 असयः
asáyaḥ
Vocative असे
áse		 असी
ásī		 असयः
ásayaḥ
Accusative असिम्
asím		 असी
asī́		 असीन्
asī́n
Instrumental असिना / अस्या¹
asínā / asyā́¹		 असिभ्याम्
asíbhyām		 असिभिः
asíbhiḥ
Dative असये
asáye		 असिभ्याम्
asíbhyām		 असिभ्यः
asíbhyaḥ
Ablative असेः / अस्यः¹
aséḥ / asyáḥ¹		 असिभ्याम्
asíbhyām		 असिभ्यः
asíbhyaḥ
Genitive असेः / अस्यः¹
aséḥ / asyáḥ¹		 अस्योः
asyóḥ		 असीनाम्
asīnā́m
Locative असौ / असा¹
asaú / asā́¹		 अस्योः
asyóḥ		 असिषु
asíṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Proper noun

असि • (Asi) f

  1. name of a river near Benares

Descendants
  • Pali: asi
  • → Telugu: అసి (asi)

References
  • Monier Williams (1899) “असि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 120/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 145
  • Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 245
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