आयुस्
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- আয়ুস্ (Assamese script)
- ᬆᬬᬸᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
- আয়ুস্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰁𑰧𑰲𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀆𑀬𑀼𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- အာယုသ် (Burmese script)
- આયુસ્ (Gujarati script)
- ਆਯੁਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦴꦪꦸꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂄𑂨𑂳𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಆಯುಸ್ (Kannada script)
- អាយុស៑ (Khmer script)
- ອາຍຸສ຺ (Lao script)
- ആയുസ് (Malayalam script)
- ᠠ᠊ᠠᠶᡠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
- 𑘁𑘧𑘳𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠤᠰ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦡𑧇𑧔𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐁𑐫𑐸𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
- ଆଯୁସ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢃꢫꢸꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆄𑆪𑆶𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖁𑖧𑖲𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
- ආයුස් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩛𑩻𑩒𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚁𑚣𑚰𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
- ஆயுஸ் (Tamil script)
- ఆయుస్ (Telugu script)
- อายุสฺ (Thai script)
- ཨཱ་ཡུ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒂𑒨𑒳𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨊𑨪𑨃𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hā́yu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́yu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu (“long time, lifetime”). Cognate with Latin aevum (whence English age), Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn) (whence English eon), Avestan 𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬏 (āiiū, “lifetime, life”), Old English ā, English aye. The Sanskrit root is इ (i), whence also आयु (ā́yu).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɑ́ː.jus/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɑː.jus̪/
Noun
आयु॑स् • (ā́yus) stem, n or m
- life, vital power, vigour, health, lifespan, long life, longevity, age
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.89.2:
- दे॒वानां॑ भ॒द्रा सु॑म॒तिॠ॑जूय॒तां दे॒वानां॑ रा॒तिर॒भि नो॒ नि व॑र्तताम्।
दे॒वानां॑ स॒ख्यमुप॑ सेदिमा व॒यं दे॒वा न॒ आयुः॒ प्र ति॑रन्तु जी॒वसे॑॥- devā́nāṃ bhadrā́ sumatíṝjūyatā́ṃ devā́nāṃ rātírabhí no ní vartatām.
devā́nāṃ sakhyámúpa sedimā vayáṃ devā́ na ā́yuḥ prá tirantu jīváse. - May the benevolent favour of the gods be ours; may the bounty of the gods, ever approving of the upright, light upon us; may we obtain the friendship of the gods, and may the gods extend our lives.
- devā́nāṃ bhadrā́ sumatíṝjūyatā́ṃ devā́nāṃ rātírabhí no ní vartatām.
- दे॒वानां॑ भ॒द्रा सु॑म॒तिॠ॑जूय॒तां दे॒वानां॑ रा॒तिर॒भि नो॒ नि व॑र्तताम्।
- active power, efficacy, vitality
- the totality of living beings, world
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | आयुः॑ (ā́yuḥ) | आयु॑षी (ā́yuṣī) | आयूं॑षि (ā́yūṃṣi) |
| accusative | आयुः॑ (ā́yuḥ) | आयु॑षी (ā́yuṣī) | आयूं॑षि (ā́yūṃṣi) |
| instrumental | आयु॑षा (ā́yuṣā) | आयु॑र्भ्याम् (ā́yurbhyām) | आयु॑र्भिः (ā́yurbhiḥ) |
| dative | आयु॑षे (ā́yuṣe) | आयु॑र्भ्याम् (ā́yurbhyām) | आयु॑र्भ्यः (ā́yurbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | आयु॑षः (ā́yuṣaḥ) | आयु॑र्भ्याम् (ā́yurbhyām) | आयु॑र्भ्यः (ā́yurbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | आयु॑षः (ā́yuṣaḥ) | आयु॑षोः (ā́yuṣoḥ) | आयु॑षाम् (ā́yuṣām) |
| locative | आयु॑षि (ā́yuṣi) | आयु॑षोः (ā́yuṣoḥ) | आयुः॑षु (ā́yuḥṣu) |
| vocative | आयुः॑ (ā́yuḥ) | आयु॑षी (ā́yuṣī) | आयूं॑षि (ā́yūṃṣi) |
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | आयुः॑ (ā́yuḥ) | आयु॑षौ (ā́yuṣau) आयु॑षा¹ (ā́yuṣā¹) |
आयु॑षः (ā́yuṣaḥ) |
| accusative | आयु॑षम् (ā́yuṣam) | आयु॑षौ (ā́yuṣau) आयु॑षा¹ (ā́yuṣā¹) |
आयु॑षः (ā́yuṣaḥ) |
| instrumental | आयु॑षा (ā́yuṣā) | आयु॑र्भ्याम् (ā́yurbhyām) | आयु॑र्भिः (ā́yurbhiḥ) |
| dative | आयु॑षे (ā́yuṣe) | आयु॑र्भ्याम् (ā́yurbhyām) | आयु॑र्भ्यः (ā́yurbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | आयु॑षः (ā́yuṣaḥ) | आयु॑र्भ्याम् (ā́yurbhyām) | आयु॑र्भ्यः (ā́yurbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | आयु॑षः (ā́yuṣaḥ) | आयु॑षोः (ā́yuṣoḥ) | आयु॑षाम् (ā́yuṣām) |
| locative | आयु॑षि (ā́yuṣi) | आयु॑षोः (ā́yuṣoḥ) | आयुः॑षु (ā́yuḥṣu) |
| vocative | आयुः॑ (ā́yuḥ) | आयु॑षौ (ā́yuṣau) आयु॑षा¹ (ā́yuṣā¹) |
आयु॑षः (ā́yuṣaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Hindustani:
- → Malayalam: ആയുസ്സ് (āyussŭ), ആയുസ് (āyusŭ), ആയിസ് (āyisŭ) (colloquial)
- → Tamil: ஆயுசு (āyucu), ஆயிசு (āyicu), (Spoken Tamil) ஆய்சு (āycu), ஆயுள் (āyuḷ)
Proper noun
आयुस् • (āyus) stem, m
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | आयुः (āyuḥ) |
| accusative | आयुषम् (āyuṣam) |
| instrumental | आयुषा (āyuṣā) |
| dative | आयुषे (āyuṣe) |
| ablative | आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) |
| genitive | आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) |
| locative | आयुषि (āyuṣi) |
| vocative | आयुः (āyuḥ) |