असि
Old Gujarati
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit असि (asi), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥sis.
Noun
असि • (asi) m
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Verb
असि
- Devanagari script form of asi, which is second-person singular present active of अत्थि (atthi, “to be”)
Noun
असि m
- Devanagari script form of asi (“sword”)
Declension
Declension table of "असि" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 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 1
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥sis (“dagger; knife”). Cognate with Latin ēnsis, Palaic 𒄩𒅆𒄿𒊏 (ḫa-ši-i-ra /hasīra/, “dagger”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐ.sí/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɐ.s̪i/
Noun
अ॒सि • (así) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अ॒सिः (asíḥ) | अ॒सी (asī́) | अ॒सयः॑ (asáyaḥ) |
| accusative | अ॒सिम् (asím) | अ॒सी (asī́) | अ॒सीन् (asī́n) |
| instrumental | अ॒सिना॑ (asínā) अ॒स्या¹ (asyā́¹) |
अ॒सिभ्या॑म् (asíbhyām) | अ॒सिभिः॑ (asíbhiḥ) |
| dative | अ॒सये॑ (asáye) | अ॒सिभ्या॑म् (asíbhyām) | अ॒सिभ्यः॑ (asíbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अ॒सेः (aséḥ) अ॒स्यः¹ (asyáḥ¹) |
अ॒सिभ्या॑म् (asíbhyām) | अ॒सिभ्यः॑ (asíbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अ॒सेः (aséḥ) अ॒स्यः¹ (asyáḥ¹) |
अ॒स्योः (asyóḥ) | अ॒सी॒नाम् (asīnā́m) |
| locative | अ॒सौ (asáu) अ॒सा¹ (asā́¹) |
अ॒स्योः (asyóḥ) | अ॒सिषु॑ (asíṣu) |
| vocative | असे॑ (áse) | असी॑ (ásī) | अस॑यः (ásayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Proper noun
असि • (asi) stem, f
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | असिः (asiḥ) |
| accusative | असिम् (asim) |
| instrumental | अस्या (asyā) |
| dative | असये (asaye) अस्यै¹ (asyai¹) |
| ablative | असेः (aseḥ) अस्याः¹ (asyāḥ¹) |
| genitive | असेः (aseḥ) अस्याः¹ (asyāḥ¹) |
| locative | असौ (asau) अस्याम्¹ (asyām¹) |
| vocative | असे (ase) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐ́.si/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɐ.s̪i/
Verb
असि॑ • (ási)
- second-person singular present active of अस्ति (ásti, “to be”): (you) are, (thou) art
- c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6.8.7.4:
- तत् त्वम् असि श्वेतकेतो
- tat tvam asi śvetaketo
- You are that, Śvetaketu
- तत् त्वम् असि श्वेतकेतो
Descendants
- Pali: asi
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “असि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 120, column 2.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (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