𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼

See also: 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• assu (Latin script)
• अस्सु (Devanagari script)
• অস্সু (Bengali script)
• අස‍්සු (Sinhalese script)
• အဿု or ဢသ်သု (Burmese script)
• อสฺสุ or อัสสุ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩔᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ອສ຺ສຸ or ອັສສຸ (Lao script)
• អស្សុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄥𑄴𑄥𑄪 (Chakma script)

Verb

𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼

1. Brahmi script form of assu, which is third-person plural optative active of 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (atthi, “to be”)

Noun

𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 n

1. Brahmi script form of assu (“teardrop”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (assu)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀺 (assūni) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽 (assū)
Accusative (second)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀁 (assuṃ)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀺 (assūni) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽 (assū)
Instrumental (third)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀦𑀸 (assunā)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (assūhi) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀪𑀺 (assūbhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (assussa) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀦𑁄 (assuno)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀁 (assūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (assusmā) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (assumhā)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (assūhi) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀪𑀺 (assūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (assussa) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀦𑁄 (assuno)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀁 (assūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (assusmiṃ) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (assumhi)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼 (assūsu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (assu)	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀺 (assūni) or 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽 (assū)

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu) — Maharastri

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अश्रु (áśru). Cognate with Pali assu.

Noun

𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (assu) n (Devanagari अस्सु) (Sauraseni)

1. tear (clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Descendants

• Dogri: अत्थरूं (attharū̃)
• Old Gujarati:
  • Gujarati: આંસુ (ā̃su)
  • Rajasthani: आंहू (ā̃hū)
• Hindustani:

  Hindi: आँसू (ā̃sū)

  Urdu: آنسو (ā̃sū)

• Nepali: आशू (āśū)
• Punjabi: ਅੱਥਰੂ (attharū) / اتّھرو (attharū)
• Vaghri: અસ્સૂ (assū)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 70.
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 25.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áśru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press