आशु

See also: आशा

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

আশু (Assamese script)
ᬆᬰᬸ (Balinese script)
আশু (Bengali script)
𑰁𑰫𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀆𑀰𑀼 (Brahmi script)
အာၐု (Burmese script)
આશુ (Gujarati script)
ਆਸ਼ੁ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌆𑌶𑍁 (Grantha script)
ꦄꦴꦯꦸ (Javanese script)
𑂄𑂬𑂳 (Kaithi script)
ಆಶು (Kannada script)
អាឝុ (Khmer script)
ອາຨຸ (Lao script)
ആശു (Malayalam script)
ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡧᡠ (Manchu script)
𑘁𑘫𑘳 (Modi script)
ᠠᢗᠱᠤ (Mongolian script)
𑦡𑧋𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
𑐁𑐱𑐸 (Newa script)
ଆଶୁ (Odia script)
ꢃꢯꢸ (Saurashtra script)
𑆄𑆯𑆶 (Sharada script)
𑖁𑖫𑖲 (Siddham script)
ආශු (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩛𑩿𑩒 (Soyombo script)
𑚁𑚧𑚰 (Takri script)
ஆஶு (Tamil script)
ఆశు (Telugu script)
อาศุ (Thai script)
ཨཱ་ཤུ (Tibetan script)
𑒂𑒬𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨊𑨮𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HaHśúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HaHćúš (“quick, fast, swift”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁oh₁-ḱú-s, from *HéHḱus (“quick”).^[1]^[2] Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬯𐬎 (āsu, “fast, quick”), Latin ocior (“id”), Ancient Greek ὠκύς (ōkús, “id”), Welsh diog (“lazy”, literally “not quick”).^[3]

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɕú/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɕu/

Adjective

आ॒शु • (āśú) stem

fast, quick, swift, rapid, going quickly
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.7.4:
  आशुं दूतं विवस्वतो विश्वा यश्चर्षणीरभि ।
  āśuṃ dūtaṃ vivasvato viśvā yaścarṣaṇīrabhi.
  The living men have taken Vivasvān's swift envoy as their ensign.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of आ॒शु
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आ॒शुः (āśúḥ)	आ॒शू (āśū́)	आ॒शवः॑ (āśávaḥ)
accusative	आ॒शुम् (āśúm)	आ॒शू (āśū́)	आ॒शून् (āśū́n)
instrumental	आ॒शुना॑ (āśúnā) आ॒श्वा¹ (āśvā́¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभिः॑ (āśúbhiḥ)
dative	आ॒शवे॑ (āśáve) आ॒श्वे¹ (āśvé¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभ्यः॑ (āśúbhyaḥ)
ablative	आ॒शोः (āśóḥ) आ॒श्वः¹ (āśváḥ¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभ्यः॑ (āśúbhyaḥ)
genitive	आ॒शोः (āśóḥ) आ॒श्वः¹ (āśváḥ¹)	आ॒श्वोः (āśvóḥ)	आ॒शू॒नाम् (āśūnā́m)
locative	आ॒शौ (āśáu)	आ॒श्वोः (āśvóḥ)	आ॒शुषु॑ (āśúṣu)
vocative	आशो॑ (ā́śo)	आशू॑ (ā́śū)	आश॑वः (ā́śavaḥ)

¹Vedic

Feminine u-stem declension of आ॒शु
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आ॒शुः (āśúḥ)	आ॒शू (āśū́)	आ॒शवः॑ (āśávaḥ)
accusative	आ॒शुम् (āśúm)	आ॒शू (āśū́)	आ॒शूः (āśū́ḥ)
instrumental	आ॒श्वा (āśvā́)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभिः॑ (āśúbhiḥ)
dative	आ॒शवे॑ (āśáve) आ॒श्वै¹ (āśvái¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभ्यः॑ (āśúbhyaḥ)
ablative	आ॒शोः (āśóḥ) आ॒श्वाः¹ (āśvā́ḥ¹) आ॒श्वै² (āśvái²)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभ्यः॑ (āśúbhyaḥ)
genitive	आ॒शोः (āśóḥ) आ॒श्वाः¹ (āśvā́ḥ¹) आ॒श्वै² (āśvái²)	आ॒श्वोः (āśvóḥ)	आ॒शू॒नाम् (āśūnā́m)
locative	आ॒शौ (āśáu) आ॒श्वाम्¹ (āśvā́m¹)	आ॒श्वोः (āśvóḥ)	आ॒शुषु॑ (āśúṣu)
vocative	आशो॑ (ā́śo)	आशू॑ (ā́śū)	आश॑वः (ā́śavaḥ)

¹Later Sanskrit
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of आ॒शु
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आ॒शु (āśú)	आ॒शुनी॑ (āśúnī)	आ॒शूनि॑ (āśū́ni) आ॒शु¹ (āśú¹) आ॒शू¹ (āśū́¹)
accusative	आ॒शु (āśú)	आ॒शुनी॑ (āśúnī)	आ॒शूनि॑ (āśū́ni) आ॒शु¹ (āśú¹) आ॒शू¹ (āśū́¹)
instrumental	आ॒शुना॑ (āśúnā) आ॒श्वा¹ (āśvā́¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभिः॑ (āśúbhiḥ)
dative	आ॒शुने॑ (āśúne) आ॒शवे॑ (āśáve) आ॒श्वे¹ (āśvé¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभ्यः॑ (āśúbhyaḥ)
ablative	आ॒शुनः॑ (āśúnaḥ) आ॒शोः (āśóḥ) आ॒श्वः¹ (āśváḥ¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभ्यः॑ (āśúbhyaḥ)
genitive	आ॒शुनः॑ (āśúnaḥ) आ॒शोः (āśóḥ) आ॒श्वः¹ (āśváḥ¹)	आ॒शुनोः॑ (āśúnoḥ) आ॒श्वोः (āśvóḥ)	आ॒शू॒नाम् (āśūnā́m)
locative	आ॒शुनि॑ (āśúni) आ॒शौ (āśáu)	आ॒शुनोः॑ (āśúnoḥ) आ॒श्वोः (āśvóḥ)	आ॒शुषु॑ (āśúṣu)
vocative	आशु॑ (ā́śu) आशो॑ (ā́śo)	आशु॑नी (ā́śunī)	आशू॑नि (ā́śūni) आशु॑¹ (ā́śu¹) आशू॑¹ (ā́śū¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀆𑀲𑀼 (āsu)
→ Telugu: ఆశువు (āśuvu)

Adverb

आ॒शु • (āśú)

quickly, quick, swiftly, rapidly
immediately

Noun

आ॒शु • (āśú) stem, m

(Vedic) the quick one, a horse

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of आ॒शु
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आ॒शुः (āśúḥ)	आ॒शू (āśū́)	आ॒शवः॑ (āśávaḥ)
accusative	आ॒शुम् (āśúm)	आ॒शू (āśū́)	आ॒शून् (āśū́n)
instrumental	आ॒शुना॑ (āśúnā) आ॒श्वा¹ (āśvā́¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभिः॑ (āśúbhiḥ)
dative	आ॒शवे॑ (āśáve) आ॒श्वे¹ (āśvé¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभ्यः॑ (āśúbhyaḥ)
ablative	आ॒शोः (āśóḥ) आ॒श्वः¹ (āśváḥ¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभ्यः॑ (āśúbhyaḥ)
genitive	आ॒शोः (āśóḥ) आ॒श्वः¹ (āśváḥ¹)	आ॒श्वोः (āśvóḥ)	आ॒शू॒नाम् (āśūnā́m)
locative	आ॒शौ (āśáu)	आ॒श्वोः (āśvóḥ)	आ॒शुषु॑ (āśúṣu)
vocative	आशो॑ (ā́śo)	आशू॑ (ā́śū)	आश॑वः (ā́śavaḥ)

¹Vedic

Noun

आ॒शु • (āśú) stem, m or n

rice ripening quickly in the rainy season

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of आ॒शु
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आ॒शुः (āśúḥ)	आ॒शू (āśū́)	आ॒शवः॑ (āśávaḥ)
accusative	आ॒शुम् (āśúm)	आ॒शू (āśū́)	आ॒शून् (āśū́n)
instrumental	आ॒शुना॑ (āśúnā) आ॒श्वा¹ (āśvā́¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभिः॑ (āśúbhiḥ)
dative	आ॒शवे॑ (āśáve) आ॒श्वे¹ (āśvé¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभ्यः॑ (āśúbhyaḥ)
ablative	आ॒शोः (āśóḥ) आ॒श्वः¹ (āśváḥ¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभ्यः॑ (āśúbhyaḥ)
genitive	आ॒शोः (āśóḥ) आ॒श्वः¹ (āśváḥ¹)	आ॒श्वोः (āśvóḥ)	आ॒शू॒नाम् (āśūnā́m)
locative	आ॒शौ (āśáu)	आ॒श्वोः (āśvóḥ)	आ॒शुषु॑ (āśúṣu)
vocative	आशो॑ (ā́śo)	आशू॑ (ā́śū)	आश॑वः (ā́śavaḥ)

¹Vedic

Neuter u-stem declension of आ॒शु
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आ॒शु (āśú)	आ॒शुनी॑ (āśúnī)	आ॒शूनि॑ (āśū́ni) आ॒शु¹ (āśú¹) आ॒शू¹ (āśū́¹)
accusative	आ॒शु (āśú)	आ॒शुनी॑ (āśúnī)	आ॒शूनि॑ (āśū́ni) आ॒शु¹ (āśú¹) आ॒शू¹ (āśū́¹)
instrumental	आ॒शुना॑ (āśúnā) आ॒श्वा¹ (āśvā́¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभिः॑ (āśúbhiḥ)
dative	आ॒शुने॑ (āśúne) आ॒शवे॑¹ (āśáve¹) आ॒श्वे¹ (āśvé¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभ्यः॑ (āśúbhyaḥ)
ablative	आ॒शुनः॑ (āśúnaḥ) आ॒शोः¹ (āśóḥ¹) आ॒श्वः¹ (āśváḥ¹)	आ॒शुभ्या॑म् (āśúbhyām)	आ॒शुभ्यः॑ (āśúbhyaḥ)
genitive	आ॒शुनः॑ (āśúnaḥ) आ॒शोः¹ (āśóḥ¹) आ॒श्वः¹ (āśváḥ¹)	आ॒शुनोः॑ (āśúnoḥ) आ॒श्वोः¹ (āśvóḥ¹)	आ॒शू॒नाम् (āśūnā́m)
locative	आ॒शुनि॑ (āśúni) आ॒शौ¹ (āśáu¹)	आ॒शुनोः॑ (āśúnoḥ) आ॒श्वोः¹ (āśvóḥ¹)	आ॒शुषु॑ (āśúṣu)
vocative	आशु॑ (ā́śu) आशो॑ (ā́śo)	आशु॑नी (ā́śunī)	आशू॑नि (ā́śūni) आशु॑¹ (ā́śu¹) आशू॑¹ (ā́śū¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Assamese: আহু (ahu)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “आशु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 157/3.

^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 179-80
^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 83-4
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages pages-97-8

[1] Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 179-80

[2] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 83-4

[3] Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages pages-97-8

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