दास

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀲 (dāsa), from Sanskrit दास (dāsá).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɑːs/, [d̪äːs]

Noun

दास • (dās) m (feminine दासी, Urdu spelling داس)

  1. slave
    Synonym: ग़ुलाम (ġulām)
  2. servant
    Synonym: नौकर (naukar)

Declension

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dāsá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

दास m

  1. Devanagari script form of dāsa

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to Proto-Indo-Iranian *dásyuš- (enemy, foreigner, foreign people, foreign land), from Proto-Indo-European *des- (enemy, foreigner).

See also Persian ده, Old Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬒𐬌𐬌𐬎 (dax́iiu, country), Younger Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬣𐬵𐬎 (daŋ́hu). Ancient Greek δοῦλος (doûlos, slave) perhaps belongs in this group as well.[1] Related to दस्यु (dasyu, barbarian).

Pronunciation

Noun

दास • (dā́sa) stem, m (Ṛgvedic dáasa)

  1. demon
  2. barbarian, infidel
  3. servant
  4. Shudra
  5. devotee (of a god)
    • 900-1100 AD; copied later, Arlo Griffiths, Kunthea Chhom, “A problematic inscription (K.1237)”, in Udaya: Journal of Khmer Studies, volume 14 (PDF), Yosothor, published 2019, halshs-02168837, page 10:
      វិវធ៌យន្តិយេទេវ
      ភូមិទាសាំគ្ច*ធាម្ម៌ិកាះ
      ស្វគ្គ៌េតេសវ្វ៌ទេវេន
      បូជ្យន្តាន្និត្យសំបទះ ៕
      * Read គ្ច as ឝ្ច
      vivardhayanti ye deva
      bhūmidāsāṃś ca dhārmmikāḥ
      svargge te sarvvadevena
      pūjyantān nityasaṃpadaḥ ॥
      The pious ones who make the god's land and servants prosper, may they be honoured in heaven by all the gods and always be prosperous.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दास (dā́sa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दासः
dā́saḥ
दासौ / दासा¹
dā́sau / dā́sā¹
दासाः / दासासः¹
dā́sāḥ / dā́sāsaḥ¹
Vocative दास
dā́sa
दासौ / दासा¹
dā́sau / dā́sā¹
दासाः / दासासः¹
dā́sāḥ / dā́sāsaḥ¹
Accusative दासम्
dā́sam
दासौ / दासा¹
dā́sau / dā́sā¹
दासान्
dā́sān
Instrumental दासेन
dā́sena
दासाभ्याम्
dā́sābhyām
दासैः / दासेभिः¹
dā́saiḥ / dā́sebhiḥ¹
Dative दासाय
dā́sāya
दासाभ्याम्
dā́sābhyām
दासेभ्यः
dā́sebhyaḥ
Ablative दासात्
dā́sāt
दासाभ्याम्
dā́sābhyām
दासेभ्यः
dā́sebhyaḥ
Genitive दासस्य
dā́sasya
दासयोः
dā́sayoḥ
दासानाम्
dā́sānām
Locative दासे
dā́se
दासयोः
dā́sayoḥ
दासेषु
dā́seṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Ashokan Prakrit:
    • Prakrit:
      • Helu Prakrit:
        • Sinhalese: දාසයා (dāsayā)
      • Khasa Prakrit:
      • Magadhi Prakrit:
        • Kamarupi Prakrit:
          • Early Assamese:
        • Old Bengali:
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀤𑀸𑀲 (dāsa)
      • Hindi: दास (dās)
  • Pali: dāsa
  • Old Javanese: dāsa
  • Telugu: దాసుడు (dāsuḍu)
  • Thai: ทาส (tâat)

References

  1. 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 179
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