त्रै

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • त्रा (trā)

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Related to Avestan 𐬚𐬭𐬁 (θrā, to protect, root), which would point to a Proto-Indo-Iranian *traH (to protect), though with further etymology unclear. Mayrhofer tentatively suggests derivation from a Proto-Indo-European *treh₂-, which appears potentially related to the common root *terh₂- (to pass through).[1]

Pronunciation

Root

त्रै • (trai)

  1. to protect, preserve, cherish, defend, rescue

Derived terms

Primary verbal forms
  • त्राय॑ते (trā́yate, present)
  • त्राति॑ (trā́ti, present)
  • त्रा॒स्यते॑ (trāsyáte, future)
  • त्रा॒ता (trātā́, periphrastic future)
  • अत्रा॑सीत् (átrāsīt, aorist)
  • त॒त्रे (tatré, perfect)
Secondary forms
  • त्रायते (trāyate, passive)
Non-finite forms
  • त्रात (trāta, past participle)
  • त्रातुम् (trātum, infinitive)
  • त्रात्वा (trātvā, gerund)
  • त्रातव्य (trātavya, gerundive)
  • त्र॒य॒याय्य॑ (trayayā́yya, gerundive)
Derived nominal forms
  • त्रा (trā́)
  • त्रा॒तृ (trātṛ́)
  • त्रात्र (trātra)
  • त्राण (trāṇa)
  • त्राम॑न् (trā́man)
  • सु॒त्राव॑न् (sutrā́van)
Prefixed root forms
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root त्रै (0 c, 1 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root त्रै (1 c, 0 e)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “TRĀ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 679

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