𑆄𑆱𑆶𑆤𑇀

Kashmiri

Etymology

From Sanskrit आसते (āsate, “to sit, remain, exist”), from the root आस् (ās).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aːsun/

Verb

𑆄𑆱𑆶𑆤𑇀 • (āsun) (Perso-Arabic آسُن, Devanagari आसुन)

  1. to be, exist
  2. to have (with the dative case)
  3. an auxiliary verb uses to create progressive or habitual tenses
  4. (used in compound verbs) to be in a state or condition

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