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अश्मन्

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Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háśmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō. Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬨𐬀𐬥 (asman), Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎶 (asmānam), Ancient Greek ἄκμων (ákmōn), Lithuanian akmuo, Persian آسمان (âsemân).

Noun

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अश्म॑न् (áśman) stemm

  1. a stone, a rock
  2. a precious stone
  3. any instrument made of stone (as a hammer etc.)
  4. thunderbolt
  5. a cloud Naigh
  6. the firmament
Declension
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Masculine an-stem declension of अश्म॑न्
singular dual plural
nominative अश्मा॑ (áśmā) अश्मा॑नौ (áśmānau)
अश्मा॑ना¹ (áśmānā¹)
अश्मा॑नः (áśmānaḥ)
accusative अश्मा॑नम् (áśmānam) अश्मा॑नौ (áśmānau)
अश्मा॑ना¹ (áśmānā¹)
अश्म॑नः (áśmanaḥ)
instrumental अश्म॑ना (áśmanā)
अश्ना॑² (áśnā²)
अश्म॑भ्याम् (áśmabhyām) अश्म॑भिः (áśmabhiḥ)
dative अश्म॑ने (áśmane) अश्म॑भ्याम् (áśmabhyām) अश्म॑भ्यः (áśmabhyaḥ)
ablative अश्म॑नः (áśmanaḥ) अश्म॑भ्याम् (áśmabhyām) अश्म॑भ्यः (áśmabhyaḥ)
genitive अश्म॑नः (áśmanaḥ)
अश्नः॑² (áśnaḥ²)
अश्म॑नोः (áśmanoḥ) अश्म॑नाम् (áśmanām)
locative अश्म॑नि (áśmani)
अश्म॑न्¹ (áśman¹)
अश्म॑नोः (áśmanoḥ) अश्म॑सु (áśmasu)
vocative अश्म॑न् (áśman) अश्मा॑नौ (áśmānau)
अश्मा॑ना¹ (áśmānā¹)
अश्मा॑नः (áśmānaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Rigvedic
Descendants
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  • Pali: amhā
  • Apabhramsa: अंभ (aṃbha)

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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अश्म॑न् (áśman) stemm

  1. eater

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899), “अश्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 114.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 137-8
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “áśman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 40